>Number:         26783
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       mozilla build fails with "C compiler cannot create executables"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Aug 28 09:59:00 UTC 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     David Griffith
>Release:        1.6.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD zaphod 1.6.2 NetBSD 1.6.2 (ZAPHOD) #0: Sat Jun  5 04:50:05 PDT 2004     dave@arthur:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/ZAPHOD i386

>Description:
When attempting to build Mozilla 1.7.2, the autoconf procedure complains that the C compiler is unable to create executables.  Observe:

=> Adding rpaths to pkgconfig files.
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i386--netbsdelf
checking target system type... i386--netbsdelf
checking build system type... i386--netbsdelf
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc -O2 -I/usr/pkg/include -I/usr/pkg/include/freetype2 -I/usr/pkg/include/gdk-pixbuf-1.0 -I/usr/include /usr/pkg/lib/mozilla -L/usr/pkg/lib -Wl,-R/usr/pkg/lib -L/usr/lib -Wl,-R/usr/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -Wl,-R/usr/X11R6/lib) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables.
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/www/mozilla
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/www/mozilla
zaphod:/usr/pkgsrc/www/mozilla$ 
>How-To-Repeat:
cd /usr/pkgsrc/www/mozilla ; make
>Fix:
In the package's config.log file, I see this:

--- begin included text ---
configure:870: checking host system type
configure:891: checking target system type
configure:909: checking build system type
configure:1907: checking for gcc
configure:2020: checking whether the C compiler (gcc -O2 -I/usr/pkg/include -I/u
sr/pkg/include/freetype2 -I/usr/pkg/include/gdk-pixbuf-1.0 -I/usr/include /usr/p
kg/lib/mozilla -L/usr/pkg/lib -Wl,-R/usr/pkg/lib -L/usr/lib -Wl,-R/usr/lib -L/us
r/X11R6/lib -Wl,-R/usr/X11R6/lib) works
configure:2036: gcc -o conftest -O2 -I/usr/pkg/include -I/usr/pkg/include/freetype2 -I/usr/pkg/include/gdk-pixbuf-1.0 -I/usr/include -I/usr/pkg/include -I/usr/pkg/include/freetype2 -I/usr/pkg/include/gdk-pixbuf-1.0 -I/usr/include /usr/pkg/lib/mozilla 
-L/usr/pkg/lib -Wl,-R/usr/pkg/lib -L/usr/lib -Wl,-R/usr/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -Wl,-R/usr/X11R6/lib conftest.c -lintl 1>&5
/usr/pkg/lib/mozilla: file not recognized: File format not recognized
configure: failed program was:

#line 2031 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"

main(){return(0);}
---end included text---

Notice "/usr/pkg/lib/mozilla: file not recognized".  Now look three lines up and you'll see that there appears to be a "-I" missing.  I'm at a loss to explain why that happened and how to fix it.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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