Fatal error: cannot execute 'as': execvp: no such file or directory

Question

Whenever I try to compile c/cpp files it gives this error:

gcc: fatal error: cannot execute ‘as’: execvp: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.

I have also tried to include full path of file while compiling but same error occured. Just to be sure of version mismatch I looked for both gcc and g++ version but both are same, gcc/g++ version: 9.1.0.

How can I fix this?

Answer 1

The problem seems to be gcc not being able to locate as - the GNU assembler. Try locating it in /usr/bin/as that where it should be. If that is where it exists, the order of your $PATH variables might be the issue. Can you output the $PATH.

Answer 2

as command is from binutils. Have you installed this package?