sudo port -d selfupdate ---- this passed, but with some warning messages that I might try cleaning up some directory or directories manually; I paid no attention to this As apache2 was giving me trouble, I then did sudo port clean --all apache2 --- this worked sudo port install apache2 --- error messages below Can anyone tell me what is going wrong, and, more to the point, how to fix it? Thanks a lot David ---> Fetching apache2 ---> Attempting to fetch httpd-2.2.6.tar.bz2 from http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd ---> Verifying checksum(s) for apache2 ---> Extracting apache2 ---> Applying patches to apache2 ---> Configuring apache2 ---> Building apache2 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_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6" && make all " returned error 2 Command output: Making all in srclib Making all in os Making all in unix /opt/local/share/apr-1/build/libtool --silent --mode=compile /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -I/opt/local/include -O2 -DDARWIN -DSIGPROCMASK_SETS_THREAD_MASK -no-cpp-precomp -I/opt/local/include -I. -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/os/unix -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/server/mpm/prefork -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/http -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/filters -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/proxy -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/generators -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/mappers -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/database -I/opt/local/include/apr-1 -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/server -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/proxy/../generators -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/ssl -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_apache2/work/httpd-2.2.6/modules/dav/main -prefer-non-pic -static -c unixd.c && touch unixd.lo libtool: compile: unable to infer tagged configuration libtool: compile: specify a tag with `--tag' make[3]: *** [unixd.lo] Error 1 make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Problem-installing-apache2-tp14639067p14639067.html Sent from the MacPorts - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.