Compile Error

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I'm trying to install eggdrop on a Ubuntu 7.10 box and I'm getting the following error message when I try to compile: Any thoughts.

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

/bin/arch = unknown
/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: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/games


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

configure result:
configure result: This is Eggdrop's GNU configure script.
configure result: It's going to run a bunch of tests to hopefully make your compile
configure result: work without much twiddling.
configure result:
configure checking for gcc
configure found /usr/bin/gcc
configure result: gcc
configure checking for C compiler version
configure gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure $? = 0
configure gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.1.3 --program-suffix=-4.1 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-mpfr --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)
configure $? = 0
configure gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure $? = 1
configure checking for C compiler default output file name
configure gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "Eggdrop"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "eggdrop"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.6.19"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "Eggdrop 1.6.19"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "bugs@eggheads.org"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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

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_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc

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

AWK=''
BASENAME=''
CC='gcc'
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
DEFAULT_MAKE=''
DEFS=''
DEST=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGGEXEC=''
EGGVERSION=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
HEAD_1=''
INSTALL_DATA=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM=''
INSTALL_SCRIPT=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LN_S=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MODULE_XLIBS=''
MOD_CC=''
MOD_EXT=''
MOD_LD=''
MOD_STRIP=''
MOD_UPDIR=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='bugs@eggheads.org'
PACKAGE_NAME='Eggdrop'
PACKAGE_STRING='Eggdrop 1.6.19'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='eggdrop'
PACKAGE_VERSION='1.6.19'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
RANLIB=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
SHLIB_CC=''
SHLIB_LD=''
SHLIB_STRIP=''
STRIP=''
TCLINC=''
TCLINCFN=''
TCLLIB=''
TCLLIBFN=''
TCL_LIBS=''
TCL_REQS=''
UNAME=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_RANLIB=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build_alias=''
datadir='${prefix}/share'
egg_ac_parameters=''
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias=''
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 "bugs@eggheads.org"
#define PACKAGE_NAME "Eggdrop"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "Eggdrop 1.6.19"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "eggdrop"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.6.19"

configure: exit 77

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/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
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It would seem your system is missing glibc / glibc-devel. Packagename might vary on different systems, think ubuntu calls it glibc-dev, Use apt-get or your favourite packet manager to install it.