Error: C compiler cannot create executables

Question

Install ctags-5.7 ~
./configure  Error
Error Message:checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
config.log:
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was
  $ ./configure
## Platform. ##
hostname = kanoumatoMac-mini.local
uname -m = x86_64
uname -r = 12.0.0
uname -s = Darwin
uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 12.0.0: Sun Jun 24 23:00:16 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.7.9~1/RELEASE_X86_64
/usr/bin/uname -p = i386
/bin/uname -X     = unknown
/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = Mach kernel version:
           Darwin Kernel Version 12.0.0: Sun Jun 24 23:00:16 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.7.9~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel configured for up to 4 processors.
2 processors are physically available.
4 processors are logically available.
Processor type: i486 (Intel 80486)
Processors active: 0 1 2 3
Primary memory available: 6.00 gigabytes
Default processor set: 135 tasks, 684 threads, 4 processors
Load average: 1.09, Mach factor: 2.90
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown
PATH: /Developer/usr/bin/
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
## Core tests. ##
configure:1401: checking whether to install link to etags
configure:1408: result: no
configure:1411: checking whether to install readtags object file
configure:1418: result: no
configure:1491: checking for gcc
configure:1507: found /Developer/usr/bin//gcc
configure:1517: result: gcc
configure:1761: checking for C compiler version
configure:1764: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
i686-apple-darwin11-llvm-gcc-4.2 (GCC) 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2336.1.00)
Copyright (C) 2007 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:1767: $? = 0
configure:1769: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i686-apple-darwin11
Configured with: /private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.1~22/src/configure --disable-checking --enable-werror --prefix=/Developer/usr/llvm-gcc-4.2 --mandir=/share/man --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --program-prefix=llvm- --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --with-slibdir=/usr/lib --build=i686-apple-darwin11 --enable-llvm=/private/var/tmp/llvmgcc42/llvmgcc42-2336.1~22/dst-llvmCore/Devel oper/usr/local --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin11- --host=x86_64-apple-darwin11 --target=i686-apple-darwin11 --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2.1
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2336.1.00)
configure:1772: $? = 0
configure:1774: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
llvm-gcc-4.2: argument to `-V' is missing
configure:1777: $? = 1
configure:1800: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:1803: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
ld: library not found for -lcrt1.10.6.o
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:1806: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT 2
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:1845: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
## Cache variables. ##
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
## Output variables. ##
CC='gcc'
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
ECHO_C='ECHO_N=''
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LN_S=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build_alias=''
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_targets='install-ctags'
libdir='${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='${prefix}/com'
sort_found=''
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''
## confdefs.h. ##
#define DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT 2
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
configure: exit 77

Answer 1

ctags comes Mountain Lion. If you wish to download and install a newer version, it compiles perfectly. I don't know what problem the original poster had. If you are having specific problems, I suggest you post exactly what problems you are having in your own thread in the Developer Forums.