If ii gcc 3.3.5-3 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-3.3 3.3.5-13 The GNU C compiler ii gcc-3.3-base 3.3.5-13 The GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
is what you find on your box, you think you can compile. At least "Hello World". Wrong: /usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory Obviously, apt-get has buggy dependencies here; and we # apt-get install libc6 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done libc6 is already the newest version. Not yet there. Let's give it one more shot: # apt-get install libc6-dev Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: linux-kernel-headers Huh, why do we need kernel headers to compile "Hello World" ? And who is supposed to know (and understand) these dependencies ? Have fun, Uwe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]