[Bug c/52007] New: configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables

["chilakaravikumar at yahoo dot co.in" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52007

             Bug #: 52007
           Summary: configure: error: installation or configuration
                    problem: C compiler cannot create executables
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.2.4
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: critical
          Priority: P3
         Component: c
        AssignedTo: unassigned@gcc.gnu.org
        ReportedBy: chilakaravikumar@yahoo.co.in


While installing gcc on a IA64 rhel5 box, I am facing the below problem.


/root/gcc/gcc-4.2.4
[root@colt102d gcc-4.2.4]# CC=gcc
[root@colt102d gcc-4.2.4]# export CC
[root@colt102d gcc-4.2.4]# ./configure 
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... ia64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking target system type... ia64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking build system type... ia64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether ln works... yes
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
create executables.
[root@colt102d gcc-4.2.4]# uname -m
ia64
[root@colt102d gcc-4.2.4]# uname -a
Linux colt102d.fchst.usa.hp.com 2.6.18-274.el5 #1 SMP Fri Jul 8 17:41:07 EDT
2011 ia64 ia64 ia64 GNU/Linux

Thanks
Ravi