need help with a g77 compile error

Project / Subsystem

gcc / gcc

Date

2026-05-29

Proposer

drowlett902@gmail.com

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

/10

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gcc
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need help with a g77 compile error
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Need help with a g77 compile error
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A user is encountering a "ld: cannot open -lg2c" error when compiling with g77 and is seeking assistance.
proposer
drowlett902@gmail.com
consensus
Proposed
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proposed
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2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

need help with a g77 compile error

A user reports encountering a “ld: cannot open -lg2c” error when compiling Fortran code with g77. The user states that g77 has worked for years without issues, and is now seeking help to resolve this error. This is a request for support with a specific g77 compilation issue.