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I encountered the following problem while compiling g++ 4.7.0. The file asm/errno.h is not found because it is being search for in /usr/include/linux/ instead of /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu, which is the right place. After a lot of web searching I was able to diagnose the problem but not fix it. After trial and errors and dicsuccions with gcc developers, they suggested that it is an Ubuntu packaging problem: the headers are not properly set. I really don't know to report this, but I found a solution. Set the following environment variables: 

export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu
export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu

The directory name may change with the machine.

In fact this problem does not allow one to compile any C or C++ programs.

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I'd try to type: #include "/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/asm/errno.h It's not the best solution but it should work. – omnidan May 8 '11 at 8:16
I have not tried it myself, but here is some information on compiling g++ 4.7: lukaszbyczynski.com/archives/208 – sroecker Nov 7 '11 at 21:16

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