configure:1829: error: C compiler cannot create executables

[jeffrey Gall]

please assist me (a newbie, Linux & Grub) on Grub1.92 
attempting to 
complie and install via openlinux (Caldera) system !
AND
i would like to register  !
thanks
jJeff


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This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by GRUB configure 1.92, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure 

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = jegpc.home.org
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.2.14
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Thu Feb 17 11:49:42 MST 2000

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /opt/bin
PATH: /opt/teTeX/bin
PATH: /opt/kde/bin
PATH: /usr/java/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1348: checking build system type
configure:1366: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1374: checking host system type
configure:1388: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1507: checking for gcc
configure:1507: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1507: result: gcc
configure:1742: checking for C compiler version
configure:1748: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
egcs-2.91.66
configure:1748: $? = 0
configure:1753: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/egcs-2.91.66/specs
gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314 (egcs-1.1.2 release)
configure:1753: $? = 0
configure:1758: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: argument to `-V' is missing
configure:1758: $? = 1
configure:1780: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:1829: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
/usr/i386-linux/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
configure:1829: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
| 
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "GRUB"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "grub"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.92"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "GRUB 1.92"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:1829: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
ac_cv_build_alias='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
ac_cv_env_CC_set=''
ac_cv_env_CC_value=''
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=''
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=''
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=''
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=''
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=''
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=''
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=''
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=''
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=''
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=''
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=''
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=''
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=''
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=''
ac_cv_host='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
ac_cv_host_alias='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC='gcc'

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

BUILD_CC=''
CC='gcc'
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
INSTALL_DATA=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM=''
INSTALL_SCRIPT=''
LD=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBCURSES=''
LIBLZO=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
NM=''
OBJCOPY=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='address@hidden'
PACKAGE_NAME='GRUB'
PACKAGE_STRING='GRUB 1.92'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='grub'
PACKAGE_VERSION='1.92'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
RUBY=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
YACC=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_LD=''
ac_ct_NM=''
ac_ct_OBJCOPY=''
ac_ct_STRIP=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnulibc1'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i386'
host_os='linux-gnulibc1'
host_vendor='pc'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"
#define PACKAGE_NAME "GRUB"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "GRUB 1.92"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "grub"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.92"

configure: exit 77

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