title: libtool: error: Failed to create '.libs'
body: <p>I got this error while installing mpc-1.0.2 under ubuntu 16.04</p>
  
  <p>First, I ran the following command():</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr --docdir=/usr/share/doc/mpc-1.0.2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It didn't give any error.</p>
  
  <p>Then, I ran the <code>make</code> command, which gave the following error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>make  all-recursive<br>
    make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/mpc-1.0.2'<br>
    Making all in src<br>
    make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/mpc-1.0.2/src'<br>
    /bin/bash ../libtool --tag=CC   --mode=compile gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I..         > -g -O2 -MT abs.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/abs.Tpo -c -o abs.lo abs.c<br>
    libtool: compile: Failed to create `.libs'<br>
    Makefile:448: recipe for target 'abs.lo' failed<br>
    make[2]: <strong>* [abs.lo] Error 1<br>
    make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/mpc-1.0.2/src'<br>
    Makefile:388: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed<br>
    make[1]: *</strong> [all-recursive] Error 1<br>
    make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/mpc-1.0.2'<br>
    Makefile:298: recipe for target 'all' failed<br>
    make: *** [all] Error 2    </p>
  </blockquote>