here is the first of two similar errors. let me know if more would be helpful. I really have no idea what is going on here. ---> Building gnome-desktop with target all DEBUG: Executing org.macports.build (gnome-desktop) DEBUG: Environment: DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_gnome_gnome-desktop/work/gnome-desktop-2.18.2" && make all' make all-recursive Making all in po make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'. Making all in libgnome-desktop Making all in libgnome make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'. Making all in libgnomeui make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. Making all in gnome-about Making all in headers make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. Making all in pixmaps make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'. Making all in desktop-docs Making all in fdl make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'. Making all in gpl if ! test -d ar/; then mkdir ar/; fi if [ -f "C/gpl.xml" ]; then d="../"; else d="/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_gnome_gnome-desktop/work/gnome-desktop-2.18.2/desktop-docs/gpl/"; fi; \ (cd ar/ && \ `which xml2po` -e -p \ "${d}ar/ar.po" \ "${d}C/gpl.xml" > gpl.xml.tmp && \ cp gpl.xml.tmp gpl.xml && rm -f gpl.xml.tmp) /bin/sh: line 1: DISPLAY: command not found make[3]: *** [ar/gpl.xml] Error 127 make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make: *** [all] Error 2 Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_gnome_gnome-desktop/work/gnome-desktop-2.18.2" && make all " returned error 2