I've tried a couple of times to use DarwinPorts to install a current version of bash (since Apple's is older) on my MacBook Pro (and this works without a hitch on my G5). However, the install of gettext as a dependency fails every time, with output: [root@dissonance root]# port install bash ---> Fetching gettext ---> Verifying checksum(s) for gettext ---> Extracting gettext ---> Applying patches to gettext ---> Configuring gettext ---> Building gettext with target all Error: Target com.apple.build returned: shell command "cd "/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_devel_gettext/work/gettext- 0.15" && make all" returned error 2 Command output: /bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link gcc -g -O2 -L/opt/local/lib -o hostname hostname-hostname.o ../lib/libgettextlib.la ../intl/libintl.la -L/opt/local/lib -liconv -R/opt/local/lib -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation -L/opt/local/lib gcc -g -O2 -o .libs/hostname hostname-hostname.o -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation -L/opt/local/lib ../lib/.libs/libgettextlib.dylib /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_devel_gettext/work/gettext- 0.15/gettext-tools/intl/.libs/libintl.dylib ../intl/.libs/libintl.dylib -lc /opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib creating hostname gcc -DLOCALEDIR=\"/opt/local/share/locale\" -DBISON_LOCALEDIR=\"\" -DLOCALE_ALIAS_PATH=\"/opt/local/share/locale\" -DUSEJEXE=0 -DGETTEXTJEXEDIR=\"/opt/local/lib/gettext\" -DGETTEXTJAR=\"/opt/local/share/gettext/gettext.jar\" -DLIBDIR=\"/opt/local/lib\" -DGETTEXTDATADIR=\"/opt/local/share/gettext\" -DPROJECTSDIR=\"/opt/local/share/gettext/projects\" -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I. -I. -I.. -I../libgrep -I../libuniname -I../lib -I../lib -I../intl -I../../gettext-runtime/intl -DINSTALLDIR=\"/opt/local/lib/gettext\" -I/opt/local/include -no-cpp-precomp -g -O2 -c -o urlget-urlget.o `test -f 'urlget.c' || echo './'`urlget.c /bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC --mode=link gcc -g -O2 -L/opt/local/lib -o urlget urlget-urlget.o ../lib/libgettextlib.la ../intl/libintl.la -L/opt/local/lib -liconv -R/opt/local/lib -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation -L/opt/local/lib gcc -g -O2 -o .libs/urlget urlget-urlget.o -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation -L/opt/local/lib ../lib/.libs/libgettextlib.dylib /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_devel_gettext/work/gettext- 0.15/gettext-tools/intl/.libs/libintl.dylib ../intl/.libs/libintl.dylib -lc /opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib creating urlget /bin/sh ../lib/javacomp.sh -d . ./gnu/gettext/DumpResource.java /bin/sh ../lib/javacomp.sh -d . ./gnu/gettext/GetURL.java jar cf gettext.jar gnu/gettext/DumpResource*.class gnu/gettext/GetURL*.class Making all in po make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'. Making all in projects make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'. Making all in misc WARNING: Warnings can be ignored. :-) if test "emacs" != no; then \ set x; \ list='start-po.el po-mode.el po-compat.el'; for p in $list; do \ if test -f "$p"; then d=; else d="./"; fi; \ set x "$@" "$d$p"; shift; \ done; \ shift; \ EMACS="emacs" /bin/sh ../../build-aux/elisp-comp "$@" || exit 1; \ else : ; fi emacs: child exited with status 1 make[3]: *** [elc-stamp] Error 1 make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 Error: The following dependencies failed to build: gettext Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. Hopefully someone can help sort this out, I'd love to get this to work.