Hi, I am trying to use macport to build and install macports. I used sudo port -v build macports and get build errors. I find this strange since if I just download the source and compile with the instructions on the website it works without a problem. cc -dynamiclib -L/usr/local/lib registry.o util.o entry.o entryobj.o -o registry.dylib -L/System/Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Versions/8.4 -ltclstub8.4 -arch ppc -arch i386 -L/usr/local/lib ../cregistry/cregistry.a -lsqlite3 ld: warning -L: directory name (/usr/local/lib) does not exist ld: warning -L: directory name (/usr/local/lib) does not exist ld: warning -L: directory name (/usr/local/lib) does not exist ld: warning -L: directory name (/usr/local/lib) does not exist ld: archive: ../cregistry/cregistry.a has no table of contents, add one with ranlib(1) (can't load from it) ld: archive: ../cregistry/cregistry.a has no table of contents, add one with ranlib(1) (can't load from it) /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/libtool: internal link edit command failed /usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/libtool: internal link edit command failed lipo: can't figure out the architecture type of: /var/tmp//ccC9sGem.out make[2]: *** [registry.dylib] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all] Error 1 make: *** [all] Error 1 this is on tiger intel and it also fails on leopard. Is there a way to build macports with macports? Michael