I need a fortran compiler, so I have installed gcc4.2 on my MacBook (latest version of OS, macport updated etc) The installation procedes seemingly without problem. However when I check the fortran with the command: gfortran -v I get "Using built-in specs. Target: powerpc-apple-darwin8.8.0 Configured with: ../gcc-4.3-20061223/configure --enable-languages=fortran Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.0 20061223 (experimental)" so the fortran compiler is running as a cross compiler. The other compilers in the gcc suite seem to be fine e.g. g++ -v produces: "Using built-in specs. Target: i686-apple-darwin8 Configured with: /private/var/tmp/gcc/gcc-5367.obj~1/src/configure --disable-checking -enable-werror --prefix=/usr --mandir=/share/man --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.0/ --with-gxx-include-dir=/include/c++/4.0.0 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib --build=powerpc-apple-darwin8 --with-arch=nocona --with-tune=generic --program-prefix= --host=i686-apple-darwin8 --target=i686-apple-darwin8 Thread model: posix gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5367)" Does anybody know what is going on? Cheers Simon -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Gfortran-strange-target-problem-tf4261683.html#a121276... Sent from the MacPorts - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.