Error building Firefox 3.6 on Windows VS2005 - C compiler cannot create executables
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Windows. I downloaded the release source, the latest version of
mozilla build, but get the error "C compiler cannot create
executables.". I have been able to build all other 3.5 and previous
versions without any issues.
The problem occurs at the start of the build process where it is
testing whether or not it can even compile and create an executable.
The build output is...
$ make -f client.mk build
Adding client.mk options from /c/dev/ff3.6/mozilla-1.9.2/.mozconfig:
MOZ_OBJDIR=$(TOPSRCDIR)/obj-firefox
MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser
make[1]: Entering directory `/c/dev/ff3.6/mozilla-1.9.2'
cd /c/dev/ff3.6/mozilla-1.9.2/obj-firefox
/c/dev/ff3.6/mozilla-1.9.2/configure
Adding configure options from /c/dev/ff3.6/mozilla-1.9.2/.mozconfig:
--disable-tests
--with-windows-version=501
--enable-application=browser
--disable-vista-sdk-requirements
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-mingw32
checking target system type... i686-pc-mingw32
checking build system type... i686-pc-mingw32
checking for gawk... gawk
checking for perl5... no
checking for perl... /bin/perl
checking for gcc... cl
checking whether the C compiler (cl ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
cannot create executables.
*** Fix above errors and then restart with "make -f client.mk build"
make[1]: *** [configure] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/dev/ff3.6/mozilla-1.9.2'
make: *** [/c/dev/ff3.6/mozilla-1.9.2/obj-firefox/Makefile] Error 2
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The config.log is...
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
configure:1019: checking host system type
configure:1040: checking target system type
configure:1058: checking build system type
configure:1141: checking for gawk
configure:1258: checking for perl5
configure:1258: checking for perl
configure:2350: checking for gcc
configure:2463: checking whether the C compiler (cl ) works
configure:2479: cl -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762
for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'o' has been deprecated and
will be removed in a future release
cl : Command line warning D9024 : unrecognized source file type 'c:/
mozilla-build/msys/DTEST=2', object file assumed
conftest.c
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 8.00.50727.762
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
/out:DTEST=2.exe
/out:conftest.exe
c:/mozilla-build/msys/DTEST=2
conftest.obj
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'c:/mozilla-build/
msys/DTEST=2.obj'
configure: failed program was:
#line 2474 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
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The .mozconfig is ..
# Options for client.mk.
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-firefox
mk_add_options MOZ_CO_PROJECT=browser
# Options for 'configure' (same as command-line options).
ac_add_options --disable-tests
ac_add_options --with-windows-version=501
ac_add_options --enable-application=browser
ac_add_options --disable-vista-sdk-requirements