Public bug reported: The gcc-4.8 package in Ubuntu Trusty (14.04.1) does not include libc6-dev package as a required package but only as a recommended packages If libc6-dev is not installed cc command cannot compile anything...
root@zoe:~# cc a.c /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crti.o: No such file or directory /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crtn.o: No such file or directory collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status root@zoe:~# env libc6-dev is a required dependency for g++ compiler... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: gcc-4.8 4.8.2-19ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Nov 21 15:45:19 2014 SourcePackage: gcc-4.8 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gcc-4.8 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gcc-4.8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1395090 Title: libc6-dev required dependency missing for gcc-4.8 package Status in “gcc-4.8” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The gcc-4.8 package in Ubuntu Trusty (14.04.1) does not include libc6-dev package as a required package but only as a recommended packages If libc6-dev is not installed cc command cannot compile anything... root@zoe:~# cc a.c /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crti.o: No such file or directory /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc /usr/bin/ld: cannot find crtn.o: No such file or directory collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status root@zoe:~# env libc6-dev is a required dependency for g++ compiler... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: gcc-4.8 4.8.2-19ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Nov 21 15:45:19 2014 SourcePackage: gcc-4.8 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-4.8/+bug/1395090/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp