Re: w32api: configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

[Jonathan Wakely <jwakely dot gcc at gmail dot com>]

On 7 August 2014 20:59, YuGiOhJCJ Mailing-List wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am building a cross compiler (linux 32 bits -> windows 32 bits).
> I have compiled and installed:
> - binutils-2.24.51
> - gcc-4.9.1 (with mingwrt-4.0.3.1 and w32api-4.0.3.1 headers)
>
> But when I try to configure the w32api library, I got an error:
> $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/i686-pc-mingw32 --build=`./config.guess` --host=i686-pc-mingw32 --disable-nls
> bash: ./config.guess: No such file or directory
> configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --disable-nls
> configure: WARNING: if you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host.
>     If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking host system type... i686-pc-mingw32
> checking target system type... i686-pc-mingw32
> checking for i686-pc-mingw32-gcc... i686-pc-mingw32-gcc
> checking whether the C compiler works... no
> configure: error: in `/tmp/build/w32api-4.0.3-1.mingw32-src':
> configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details
>
> As you can see, there is a missing "config.guess" file in the archive.

Is it supposed to be there?

> Also, the "--disable-nls" option is not available.

Then why are you using it?

> Maybe it can explain why the C compiler is recognize by the configure script as not working.
>
> Do you have any idea why I am unable to compile this w32api please?

w32api is not part of GCC, maybe you should ask on a mingw list, but
it looks like you're calling its configure wrong and then complaining
that it doesn't work.