This is what happens when I try to build the postgresql82 port. $ sudo port install postgresql82 ---> Building postgresql82 Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/ local/var/macports/build/ _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync .macports.org_release_ports_databases_postgresql82/work/ postgresql-8.2.5" && gnumake " returned error 2 Command output: "_boot_yylval", referenced from: _boot_yylval$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_debug_query_string", referenced from: _debug_query_string$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _debug_query_string$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _debug_query_string$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_Geqo_selection_bias", referenced from: _Geqo_selection_bias$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _ConfigureNamesReal in SUBSYS.o "_base_yyleng", referenced from: _base_yyleng$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_locale_time", referenced from: _ConfigureNamesString in SUBSYS.o "_base_yylloc", referenced from: _base_yylloc$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_geqo_threshold", referenced from: _geqo_threshold$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _ConfigureNamesInt in SUBSYS.o "_boot_yytext", referenced from: _boot_yytext$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_base_yylval", referenced from: _base_yylval$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_Dynamic_library_path", referenced from: _ConfigureNamesString in SUBSYS.o _Dynamic_library_path$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o ld: symbol(s) not found collect2: ld returned 1 exit status gnumake[2]: *** [postgres] Error 1 gnumake[1]: *** [all] Error 2 gnumake: *** [all] Error 2 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. Same with postgresql81 $ sudo port install postgresql81 Password: ---> Building postgresql81 Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/ local/var/macports/build/ _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync .macports.org_release_ports_databases_postgresql81/work/ postgresql-8.1.10" && gnumake " returned error 2 Command output: _ConfigFileName$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_SPI_result", referenced from: _SPI_result$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _SPI_result$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_LocalBufferFlushCount", referenced from: _LocalBufferFlushCount$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_numattr", referenced from: _numattr$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_debug_query_string", referenced from: _debug_query_string$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _debug_query_string$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _debug_query_string$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_Geqo_selection_bias", referenced from: _Geqo_selection_bias$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _ConfigureNamesReal in SUBSYS.o "_base_yyleng", referenced from: _base_yyleng$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o "_locale_time", referenced from: _ConfigureNamesString in SUBSYS.o "_geqo_threshold", referenced from: _geqo_threshold$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o _ConfigureNamesInt in SUBSYS.o "_Dynamic_library_path", referenced from: _ConfigureNamesString in SUBSYS.o _Dynamic_library_path$non_lazy_ptr in SUBSYS.o ld: symbol(s) not found collect2: ld returned 1 exit status gnumake[2]: *** [postgres] Error 1 gnumake[1]: *** [all] Error 2 gnumake: *** [all] Error 2 Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.