Lenore Horner <LenoreHorner@...> writes:
>I get the following message. I have emailed the maintainer and had
>no response (in 36 hours).
>
>Does anyone know how to work around this. I can't install Gimp until
>this works (as far as I know - Gimp installation keeps hanging here).
>
>I get this error both as part of the Gimp installation via MacPorts
>and attempting to install esound alone through MacPorts.
>
>I'm use OS X 10.4.10 and MacPorts 1.5.
>
>sudo port install esound
>---> Building esound with target all
>Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/
>local/var/macports/build/
>_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_audio_e
>sound/work/esound-0.2.38" && make all " returned error 2
>Command output: make: *** No rule to make target `all'. Stop.
>
>Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>Exit 1

I had this same issue. It would seem the autoconf is generating a bad configure file. I was able to get esound to compile by editing the portfile:

sudo port edit esound

and chaning the autoconf setting from yes to no.

Bob