Problems with gcc/ld on Edgy

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 9/24/06, Uwe Korn <xhochy at web.de> wrote:
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> While I was trying to compile upstart, the configure-script retunted
> with the error "C compiler cannot create executables".

Compile upstart? May I ask why? Try installing the build-essential package:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

That will get you most of the important packages you need to compile things.

-Eamonn