prunille:~> locate libreadline.dylib /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk/usr/lib/libreadline.dylib /opt/local/lib/libreadline.dylib /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/ _Users_vinc17_software_darwinports_dports_devel_readline/work/ destroot/opt/local/lib/libreadline.dylib /opt/local/var/db/dports/software/readline/5.1.004_0/opt/local/lib/ libreadline.dylib /usr/lib/libreadline.dylib
But only /opt/local/lib/libreadline.dylib and /usr/lib/ libreadline.dylib should be available.
configure (normally?) doesn't look into /opt/local. And the linker didn't use /opt/local/lib, to quote your log excerpt:
cc -dynamiclib -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto - lz Pextlib.o strsed.o fgetln.o md5cmd.o setmode.o xinstall.o find.o strcasecmp.o vercomp.o filemap.o sha1cmd.o compat.o curl.o rmd160cmd.o readline.o uid.o -o Pextlib.dylib -L/System/Library/ Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Versions/8.4 -ltclstub8.4 -L/usr/local/ lib -L/usr/lib -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -lz -lreadline -lcrypto
What does "locate readline.h" print out? Paul