configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables (macOS: Big Sur)

Question

I'm currently making my first operating system and It seems I'm having errors pop up while I'm installing gcc. I'm using macOS Big Sur, and I haven't found any helpful information that could help with my situation.

The problem:

checking for C compiler default output file name... 
configure: error: in `/tmp/src/binutils-build':
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

This is my config.log generated:

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 2.64.  Invocation command line was

  $ ../binutils-2.24/configure --target=i386-elf --enable-interwork --enable-multilib --disable-nls --disable-werror --prefix=/usr/local/i386elfgcc

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = Camerons-MacBook-Air.local
uname -m = x86_64
uname -r = 20.6.0
uname -s = Darwin
uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 20.6.0: Wed Jun 23 00:26:31 PDT 2021; root:xnu-7195.141.2~5/RELEASE_X86_64

/usr/bin/uname -p = i386
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo      = Mach kernel version:
     Darwin Kernel Version 20.6.0: Wed Jun 23 00:26:31 PDT 2021; root:xnu-7195.141.2~5/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel configured for up to 4 processors.
2 processors are physically available.
4 processors are logically available.
Processor type: x86_64h (Intel x86-64h Haswell)
Processors active: 0 1 2 3
Primary memory available: 4.00 gigabytes
Default processor set: 269 tasks, 1687 threads, 4 processors
Load average: 4.42, Mach factor: 1.19
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/i386elfgcc/bin
PATH: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:2317: checking build system type
configure:2331: result: i386-apple-darwin20.6.0
configure:2378: checking host system type
configure:2391: result: i386-apple-darwin20.6.0
configure:2411: checking target system type
configure:2424: result: i386-pc-elf
configure:2478: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:2546: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:2557: checking whether ln works
configure:2579: result: yes
configure:2583: checking whether ln -s works
configure:2587: result: yes
configure:2594: checking for a sed that does not truncate output
configure:2658: result: /usr/bin/sed
configure:2667: checking for gawk
configure:2697: result: no
configure:2667: checking for mawk
configure:2697: result: no
configure:2667: checking for nawk
configure:2697: result: no
configure:2667: checking for awk
configure:2683: found /usr/bin/awk
configure:2694: result: awk
configure:3962: checking for gcc
configure:3989: result: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9
configure:4218: checking for C compiler version
configure:4227: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9 --version >&5
../binutils-2.24/configure: line 4229: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9: No such file or directory
configure:4238: $? = 127
configure:4227: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9 -v >&5
../binutils-2.24/configure: line 4229: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9: No such file or directory
configure:4238: $? = 127
configure:4227: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9 -V >&5
../binutils-2.24/configure: line 4229: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9: No such file or directory
configure:4238: $? = 127
configure:4227: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9 -qversion >&5
../binutils-2.24/configure: line 4229: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9: No such file or directory
configure:4238: $? = 127
configure:4258: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:4280: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9    conftest.c  >&5
../binutils-2.24/configure: line 4282: /usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9: No such file or directory
configure:4284: $? = 127
configure:4321: result: 
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE_URL ""
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:4327: error: in `/tmp/src/binutils-build':
configure:4331: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

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## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

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AR_FOR_TARGET=''
AS=''
AS_FOR_BUILD='$(AS)'
AS_FOR_TARGET=''
AWK='awk'
BISON=''
BUILD_CONFIG=''
CC='/usr/local/bin/gcc-4.9'
CC_FOR_BUILD='$(CC)'
CC_FOR_TARGET=''
CFLAGS=''
CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=''
CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=''
COMPILER_AS_FOR_TARGET=''
COMPILER_LD_FOR_TARGET=''
COMPILER_NM_FOR_TARGET=''
CONFIGURE_GDB_TK=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CXX=''
CXXFLAGS=''
CXXFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=''
CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=''
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CXX_FOR_TARGET=''
DEBUG_PREFIX_CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=''
DEFS=''
DLLTOOL=''
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DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET=''
ECHO_C='\c'
ECHO_N=''
ECHO_T=''
EXEEXT=''
EXPECT=''
EXTRA_CONFIGARGS_LIBJAVA='--disable-static'
FLAGS_FOR_TARGET=''
FLEX=''
GCC_FOR_TARGET=''
GCC_SHLIB_SUBDIR=''
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GCJ_FOR_TARGET=''
GDB_TK=''
GFORTRAN_FOR_BUILD='$(GFORTRAN)'
GFORTRAN_FOR_TARGET=''
GNATBIND=''
GNATMAKE=''
GOC_FOR_BUILD='$(GOC)'
GOC_FOR_TARGET=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_GDB_TK=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
LD=''
LDFLAGS=''
LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=''
LDFLAGS_FOR_TARGET=''
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LD_FOR_TARGET=''
LEX=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
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LN='ln'
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M4=''
MAINT=''
MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE=''
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MAKEINFO=''
NM=''
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NM_FOR_TARGET=''
OBJCOPY=''
OBJDUMP=''
OBJDUMP_FOR_TARGET=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_URL=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
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RAW_CXX_FOR_TARGET=''
READELF=''
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RUNTEST=''
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YACC=''
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build_noncanonical='i386-apple-darwin20.6.0'
build_os='darwin20.6.0'
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clooginc=''
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extra_isl_gmp_configure_flags=''
extra_mpc_gmp_configure_flags=''
extra_mpc_mpfr_configure_flags=''
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gmpinc=''
gmplibs=''
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host_os='darwin20.6.0'
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includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
islinc=''
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libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
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mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
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pdfdir='${docdir}'
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poststage1_libs=''
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sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
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stage1_checking=''
stage1_languages=''
stage1_ldflags=''
stage1_libs=''
stage2_werror_flag=''
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
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target_alias='i386-elf'
target_configargs=''
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target_cpu='i386'
target_noncanonical='i386-elf'
target_os='elf'
target_subdir='i386-elf'
target_vendor='pc'
tooldir=''

## ------------------- ##
## File substitutions. ##
## ------------------- ##

alphaieee_frag=''
host_makefile_frag='config/mh-darwin'
ospace_frag=''
serialization_dependencies=''
target_makefile_frag=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

/* confdefs.h */
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_URL ""

configure: exit 77

If someone could help me figure out an answer for this that would be nice...

configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables (macOS: Big Sur)

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