configure: error: Objective C compiler cannot create executables - objective-c

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I'm having trouble installing TikZit. When I run ./configure I get this message:
configure: error: Objective C compiler cannot create executables
Hope you guys can help me. Here is the 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 TikZiT configure 1.0, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69. Invocation command line was
$ ./configure
## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##
hostname = rafa-K53E
uname -m = x86_64
uname -r = 3.13.0-45-generic
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #74-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 13 19:36:28 UTC 2015
/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown
/bin/arch = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/games
PATH: /usr/local/games
## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##
configure:2432: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:2500: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:2511: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:2566: result: yes
configure:2717: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
configure:2756: result: /bin/mkdir -p
configure:2763: checking for gawk
configure:2779: found /usr/bin/gawk
configure:2790: result: gawk
configure:2801: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2823: result: yes
configure:2852: checking whether make supports nested variables
configure:2869: result: yes
configure:2959: checking whether make supports nested variables
configure:2976: result: yes
configure:3134: checking that generated files are newer than configure
configure:3140: result: done
configure:3148: creating ./config.status
## ---------------------- ##
## Running config.status. ##
## ---------------------- ##
This file was extended by TikZiT config.status 1.0, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69. Invocation command line was
CONFIG_FILES =
CONFIG_HEADERS =
CONFIG_LINKS =
CONFIG_COMMANDS =
$ ./config.status
on rafa-K53E
config.status:795: creating Makefile
config.status:795: creating src/Makefile
config.status:795: creating share/Makefile
configure:4244: checking for gcc
configure:4260: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:4271: result: gcc
configure:4296: checking for Objective C compiler version
configure:4305: gcc --version >&5
gcc (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) 4.8.2
Copyright (C) 2013 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:4316: $? = 0
configure:4305: gcc -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=gcc
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.8/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --program-suffix=-4.8 --enable-shared --enable-linker-build-id --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.8 --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-nls --with-sysroot=/ --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-gnu-unique-object --disable-libmudflap --enable-plugin --with-system-zlib --disable-browser-plugin --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --enable-java-home --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --enable-objc-gc --enable-multiarch --disable-werror --with-arch-32=i686 --with-abi=m64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
configure:4316: $? = 0
configure:4305: gcc -V >&5
gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-V'
gcc: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.
configure:4316: $? = 4
configure:4305: gcc -qversion >&5
gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-qversion'
gcc: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.
configure:4316: $? = 4
configure:4336: checking whether the Objective C compiler works
configure:4358: gcc conftest.m >&5
gcc: error trying to exec 'cc1obj': execvp: No such file or directory
configure:4362: $? = 1
configure:4400: result: no
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "TikZiT"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "tikzit"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "TikZiT 1.0"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/tikzit"
| #define PACKAGE_URL "http://tikzit.sourceforge.net"
| #define PACKAGE "tikzit"
| #define VERSION "1.0"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:4405: error: in `/home/rafa/tikzit-1.0':
configure:4407: error: Objective C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details
## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_GTK_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_GTK_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_GTK_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_GTK_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_OBJCFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_OBJCFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_OBJCPP_set=
ac_cv_env_OBJCPP_value=
ac_cv_env_OBJC_set=
ac_cv_env_OBJC_value=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR_set=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR_value=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_PATH_set=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_PATH_value=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set=
ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_value=
ac_cv_env_YACC_set=
ac_cv_env_YACC_value=
ac_cv_env_YFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_YFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_path_mkdir=/bin/mkdir
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_OBJC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
am_cv_make_support_nested_variables=yes
## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##
ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/rafa/tikzit-1.0/missing aclocal-1.13'
ALLOCA=''
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='$${TAR-tar}'
AM_BACKSLASH='\'
AM_DEFAULT_V='$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY)'
AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY='0'
AM_V='$(V)'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/rafa/tikzit-1.0/missing autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/rafa/tikzit-1.0/missing autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/rafa/tikzit-1.0/missing automake-1.13'
AWK='gawk'
CPPFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS='-DPACKAGE_NAME=\"TikZiT\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"tikzit\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"1.0\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"TikZiT\ 1.0\" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/tikzit\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"http://tikzit.sourceforge.net\" -DPACKAGE=\"tikzit\" -DVERSION=\"1.0\"'
DEPDIR=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
FOUNDATION_LIBS=''
FOUNDATION_OBJCFLAGS=''
GREP=''
GTK_CFLAGS=''
GTK_LIBS=''
HAVE_POPPLER_FALSE=''
HAVE_POPPLER_TRUE=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='$(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LEX=''
LEXLIB=''
LEX_OUTPUT_ROOT=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/rafa/tikzit-1.0/missing makeinfo'
MKDIR_P='/bin/mkdir -p'
OBJC='gcc'
OBJCDEPMODE=''
OBJCFLAGS=''
OBJCPP=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='tikzit'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/tikzit'
PACKAGE_NAME='TikZiT'
PACKAGE_STRING='TikZiT 1.0'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='tikzit'
PACKAGE_URL='http://tikzit.sourceforge.net'
PACKAGE_VERSION='1.0'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PKG_CONFIG=''
PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=''
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
STRIP=''
VERSION='1.0'
WIN32=''
WINDOWS=''
WINDOWS_FALSE=''
WINDOWS_TRUE=''
YACC=''
YFLAGS=''
_WIN32=''
ac_ct_OBJC='gcc'
am__EXEEXT_FALSE=''
am__EXEEXT_TRUE=''
am__fastdepOBJC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepOBJC_TRUE=''
am__include=''
am__isrc=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__nodep=''
am__quote=''
am__tar='$${TAR-tar} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='$${TAR-tar} xf -'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build=''
build_alias=''
build_cpu=''
build_os=''
build_vendor=''
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='${prefix}'
host=''
host_alias=''
host_cpu=''
host_os=''
host_vendor=''
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
install_sh='${SHELL} /home/rafa/tikzit-1.0/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
mkdir_p='$(MKDIR_P)'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
prefix='/usr/local'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''
## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##
/* confdefs.h */
#define PACKAGE_NAME "TikZiT"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "tikzit"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "TikZiT 1.0"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/tikzit"
#define PACKAGE_URL "http://tikzit.sourceforge.net"
#define PACKAGE "tikzit"
#define VERSION "1.0"
#
#configure: exit 77
I've looked for this problem around the forum but it appears there are lots of things that can cause this.

Answer 1

I had some trouble with it too. I finally solved the problem by installing gobjc++.
Just run sudo apt-get install gobjc++ and it worked fine for me.