sudo port -dv install rb-cocoa here is the output: ---> Configuring rb-cocoa DEBUG: Executing org.macports.configure (rb-cocoa) DEBUG: Using compiler 'Mac OS X gcc 4.0' DEBUG: Environment: CFLAGS='-O2' CPPFLAGS='-I/opt/local/include' CXXFLAGS='-O2' CPP='/usr/bin/cpp-4.0' CXX='/usr/bin/g++-4.0' F90FLAGS='-O2' LDFLAGS='-L/opt/local/lib' FCFLAGS='-O2' OBJC='/usr/bin/gcc-4.0' INSTALL='/usr/bin/install' OBJCFLAGS='-O2' FFLAGS='-O2' CC='/usr/bin/gcc-4.0' DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0" && /opt/local/bin/ruby -rvendor-specific install.rb config --install-prefix=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/destroot/opt/local --install-root=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/destroot' install.rb: entering config phase... create ext/rubycocoa/extconf.rb create framework/GeneratedConfig.xcconfig create framework/src/objc/Version.h create tests/Makefile ---> framework create /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/src/objc/osx_ruby.h ... create /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/src/objc/osx_intern.h ... BSROOT="/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/bridge-support" CFLAGS="" /opt/local/bin/ruby build.rb Generating BridgeSupport metadata for: CoreFoundation ... Collect metadata (37.755779 seconds) /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/text.rb:292:in `normalize': private method `gsub' called for true:TrueClass (NoMethodError) from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/element.rb:1082:in `[]=' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/element.rb:586:in `add_attribute' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1435:in `generate_xml_document' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1419:in `each' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1419:in `generate_xml_document' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:551:in `xml_document' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1511:in `generate_xml' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1511:in `open' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1511:in `generate_xml' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:542:in `write' from build.rb:106 from build.rb:50:in `measure' from build.rb:104 from build.rb:62:in `each' from build.rb:62 config failed hook /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/post-config.rb failed: 'system BSROOT="/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/bridge-support" CFLAGS="" /opt/local/bin/ruby build.rb' failed try 'ruby install.rb --help' for usage Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0" && /opt/local/bin/ruby -rvendor-specific install.rb config --install-prefix=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/destroot/opt/local --install-root=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/destroot " returned error 1 Command output: create ext/rubycocoa/extconf.rb create framework/GeneratedConfig.xcconfig create framework/src/objc/Version.h create tests/Makefile ---> framework create /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/src/objc/osx_ruby.h ... create /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/src/objc/osx_intern.h ... BSROOT="/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/bridge-support" CFLAGS="" /opt/local/bin/ruby build.rb Generating BridgeSupport metadata for: CoreFoundation ... Collect metadata (37.755779 seconds) /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/text.rb:292:in `normalize': private method `gsub' called for true:TrueClass (NoMethodError) from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/element.rb:1082:in `[]=' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/element.rb:586:in `add_attribute' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1435:in `generate_xml_document' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1419:in `each' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1419:in `generate_xml_document' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:551:in `xml_document' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1511:in `generate_xml' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1511:in `open' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:1511:in `generate_xml' from ./gen_bridge_metadata.rb:542:in `write' from build.rb:106 from build.rb:50:in `measure' from build.rb:104 from build.rb:62:in `each' from build.rb:62 config failed hook /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/post-config.rb failed: 'system BSROOT="/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_ruby_rb-cocoa/work/RubyCocoa-0.12.0/framework/bridge-support" CFLAGS="" /opt/local/bin/ruby build.rb' failed try 'ruby install.rb --help' for usage Warning: the following items did not execute (for rb-cocoa): org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. Does this work for others currently? (This is from OS X 10.5.2, Intel Macbook duo core) Florian -- Florian Ebeling florian.ebeling@gmail.com