Bug 40339

Summary:	gcc: error trying to exec 'as': execvp: No such file or directory
Product:	gcc	Reporter:	David Sandler <dsandler>
Component:	c	Assignee:	Not yet assigned to anyone <unassigned>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	gcc-bugs
Priority:	P3
Version:	4.1.2
Target Milestone:	---
Host:		Target:
Build:		Known to work:
Known to fail:		Last reconfirmed:

Description David Sandler 2009-06-04 15:12:16 UTC

When compiling a program with gcc, we are receiving the following error...

gcc: error trying to exec 'as': execvp: No such file or directory

We checked that 'as' exists, and it does.  Please advise.

Comment 1 Andrew Pinski 2009-06-04 15:25:24 UTC

the gcc driver program is not finding as.

Comment 2 David Sandler 2009-06-04 15:28:33 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> the gcc driver program is not finding as.

What is the appropriate course of action?

Comment 3 Paolo Carlini 2009-06-04 15:47:55 UTC

Properly install as. This is definitely not a GCC issue.

Comment 4 David Sandler 2009-06-05 13:37:59 UTC

I'm running RHEL5 on an x86_64 box from HP.  I believe gcc and as were preconfigured when the OS was installed on the box.  In what other ways would I know if as was not properly installed?  Do you have any tips on what is the correct way to install as?

Comment 5 Jakub Jelinek 2009-06-05 14:30:07 UTC

You haven't told us haw you have configured gcc, if it was a native build or cross, etc.
If it is a native build, checking that /usr/bin/as exists is the first step.
You can e.g. strace the gcc driver to find out where exactly it is looking for as.

Comment 6 David Sandler 2009-06-05 14:59:42 UTC

(In reply to comment #5)
> You haven't told us haw you have configured gcc, if it was a native build or
> cross, etc.
> If it is a native build, checking that /usr/bin/as exists is the first step.
> You can e.g. strace the gcc driver to find out where exactly it is looking for
> as.

I'm working on getting an answer regarding the configuration of gcc from our SA group, as I'm not an SA.  I can tell you that /usr/bin/as does exist.

All of my work has been done on HP-UX 11.23 and IA64 boxes, so I'm very new to RHEL5 and x86_64.  Could you tell me how to strace the gcc driver?

Comment 7 Jakub Jelinek 2009-06-05 15:52:06 UTC

Depends what command gives you that execvp: No such file or directory error.
Do
yum install strace
strace -f -o /tmp/gcc.log /whatever/command/gave/the/error its arguments
and look where it was looking for as before giving that failure.

Comment 8 David Sandler 2009-06-05 16:32:16 UTC

I'll have the SA group here give that a try.  Thanks.