[Python] Pyenv unable to install older versions of Python 3 due to `configure: error: C...

I've been trying to use pyenv to install older versions of python3. I've tried 3.0.1, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, and 3.1.2. I kept getting the error

ImportError: No module named _ssl
ERROR: The Python ssl extension was not compiled. Missing the OpenSSL lib?


Following some documentation from pyenv I tried updating my command to explicitly pass the location of the headers and libraries like so:

➜ CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/bin/openssl/include" \
LDFLAGS="-L/usr/bin/openssl/lib" \
pyenv install -v 3.1.2


That seems to have gotten past that error but now I'm getting the error configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

The only suggestion I can find for Ubuntu is to install/update the build-essential package which I've done and was already installed and fully updated.

I can see that the gcc command is working. So what else am I missing?

Full Error


➜ CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/bin/openssl/include" \
LDFLAGS="-L/usr/bin/openssl/lib" \
pyenv install -v 3.1.2
/tmp/python-build.20230107155624.97473 ~/GitProjects/VWAP_backtest
Downloading Python-3.1.2.tar.gz...
-> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.1.2/Python-3.1.2.tgz
/tmp/python-build.20230107155624.97473/Python-3.1.2 /tmp/python-build.20230107155624.97473 ~/GitProjects/VWAP_backtest
Installing Python-3.1.2...
patching file ./setup.py
patching file ./Lib/ssl.py
patching file ./Modules/_ssl.c
checking for --enable-universalsdk... no
checking for --with-universal-archs... 32-bit
checking MACHDEP... linux5
checking machine type as reported by uname -m... x86_64
checking for --without-gcc... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name...
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

BUILD FAILED (Ubuntu 22.04 using python-build 2.3.9-18-g25c974d5)

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