rvm install <anyruby> fails with configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs

[fugee ohu]

I tried installing build-essential, g++ now getting this error from ~/.rvm/log/configure.log

[2016-12-17 14:17:50] ./configure
current path: /home/myusername/.rvm/src/ruby-2.3.3
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/home/myusername/.rvm/bin
command(4): ./configure --prefix=/home/myusername/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.3.3 --disable-install-doc --enable-shared
checking for ruby... false
checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... configure: error: in /home/myusername/.rvm/src/ruby-2.3.3': configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs. If you meant to cross compile, use--host'.
See `config.log' for more details

[Colin Law]

On 17 December 2016 at 22:32, fugee ohu <fuge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs. If you meant to cross
> compile, use--host

Have you got a file ~/.rvmrc? If so what is in it?

Paste here the results of rvm info

Colin

[fugee ohu]

no i don't have .rvmrc anywhere

[Colin Law]

Because you top posted instead of inserting your reply inline you
failed, I presume, to notice my second question.

Colin

[fugee ohu]

Actually I've been very good about it I just forgot with of all people you, the only one who cares Story of my life There's no such file so there's nothing in it

[fugee ohu]

So do you have any more ideas?

[Walter Lee Davis]

The second question was "paste here the results of `rvm info`?", so if you run that, maybe you can see some more debugging data.

Walter

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[Frederick Cheung]

On Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 10:32:27 PM UTC, fugee ohu wrote:

checking whether we are cross compiling... configure: error: in /home/myusername/.rvm/src/ruby-2.3.3': configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs. If you meant to cross compile, use--host'.

See `config.log' for more details

My next step would be to continue down the rabbit hole & check config.log

Fred 

[Colin Law]

On 19 December 2016 at 02:28, Walter Lee Davis <wa...@wdstudio.com> wrote:
>
>> On Dec 18, 2016, at 9:06 PM, fugee ohu <fuge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 5:27:04 PM UTC-5, Colin Law wrote:
>> On 18 December 2016 at 20:57, fugee ohu <fuge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > no i don't have .rvmrc anywhere
>> >
>> > On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 3:43:59 AM UTC-5, Colin Law wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 17 December 2016 at 22:32, fugee ohu <fuge...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs. If you meant to cross
>> >> > compile, use--host
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Have you got a file ~/.rvmrc? If so what is in it?
>> >>
>> >> Paste here the results of rvm info
>>
>> Because you top posted instead of inserting your reply inline you
>> failed, I presume, to notice my second question.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> So do you have any more ideas?
>
> The second question was "paste here the results of `rvm info`?", so if you run that, maybe you can see some more debugging data.

@Fugee did you resolve this problem?

Colin