It surprises me that there isn't a better message. It appears that gcc either didn't start up properly, or it crashed without printing any error messages. Can you currently compile c programs?

If you can use the compiler normally, the only thing I could guess would be to remove options from the compile line, one at a time, until it succeeds. You may also want to check your build directory to see if there are any coredumps--if so, it may help the compiler team (assuming it's a gcc problem).

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.