[fpc-pascal] Problem compiling new compiler

[Marco van de Voort]

> I downloaded both the 2.1 and the 2.0 daily snapshots. When I try to 
> compile either one I get an error :
> 
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/netdb'
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/netdb'
> make -C md5 smart
> make[4]: Entering directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/md5'
> make all LINKSMART=1 CREATESMART=1
> make[5]: Entering directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/md5'
> /home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/compiler/ppc386 -XX -CX -Ur -Xs -OG2p3 -n 
> -Fu/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/rtl/units/i386-linux -FE. -FUunits/i386-linux 
> -di386 -dRELEASE md5.pp
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/md5'
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/md5'
> make -C gdbint smart
> make[4]: Entering directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/gdbint'
> make all LINKSMART=1 CREATESMART=1
> make[5]: Entering directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/gdbint'
> /home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/compiler/ppc386 -XX -CX -Ur -Xs -OG2p3 -n 
> -Fu/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/rtl/units/i386-linux 
> -Fl/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/libgdb/linux/i386 
> -Fo/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/libgdb/linux/i386 -FE. -FUunits/i386-linux 
> -Fl/usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw95 -Fl/usr/X11R6/lib/Xaw3d -Fl/usr/X11R6/lib 
> -Fl/usr/i486-linux/lib -Fl/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib=libc5 
> -Fl/usr/i486-linux-libc6/lib=libc6 -Fl/usr/i486-linuxaout/lib 
> -Fl/usr/i386-suse-linux/lib -Fl/usr/local/lib -Fl/usr/openwin/lib 
> -Fl/opt/kde/lib -Fl/opt/kde2/lib -Fl/opt/kde3/lib -Fl/opt/gnome/lib 
> -Fl/opt/gnome2/lib -Flinclude -Fl/etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf -di386 
> -dRELEASE gdbver.pp
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc
> gdbver.pp(96,1) Error: Error while linking
> make[5]: *** [gdbver] Fout 1
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/gdbint'
> make[4]: *** [fpc_smart] Fout 2
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base/gdbint'
> make[3]: *** [gdbint_smart] Fout 2
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages/base'
> make[2]: *** [base_smart] Fout 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc/packages'
> make[1]: *** [packages_base_smart] Fout 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/koenraad/fpc/fpc'
> make: *** [build-stamp.i386-linux] Fout 2
> 
> I think the error is the linker complaining about "cannot find -lc", but 
> I can't find out what is actually wrong. Any pointers ?

It can't find libc. Since nearly every linux distro has libc, this probably
means some symlink isn't set. (from libc-x.y.z.a.b.so to libc.so or so in
/usr/lib or /lib or both)

Some distributions only install the symlink when the corresponding -devel
package is installed, but that package can be huge, so setting the symlink
manually might help