Hello,

>>I tried to build Qt from ports (Qt 3.1.2), but I get an error from 
>>libtool... how can I workaround the problem?
> 
> 
> [ in NetBSD terminology port means a port to different hardware platform,
>   you probably mean pkgsrc. ]

Yes, of course. I mean pkgsrc. I use FreeBSD also where pkgsrc are ports ;-)


> it's hard to say what the problem is if you don't provide any
> information.  could you please send last few lines of the build when the
> error happens?

Yes:

[errors begin]
kg/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lpng -lz -lGL -lXmu -lXrender 
-lXft -lfreetype -lXext -lX11 -lm -lICE -lSM -lpthread -rpath 
/usr/X11R6/qt3/lib
*** [buildlink2] Warning: libtool detected 
-L/usr/pkgsrc/x11/qt3-libs/work/qt-x11-free-3.1.2/lib
mkdir ../lib/.libs
libtool: link: 
`/usr/pkgsrc/x11/qt3-libs/work/.buildlink-x11/lib/libfreetype.la' is not 
a valid libtool archive
gmake[1]: *** [../lib/libqt-mt.so.3.1.2] Error 1
gmake[1]: Leaving directory 
`/usr/pkgsrc/x11/qt3-libs/work/qt-x11-free-3.1.2/src'
gmake: *** [sub-src] Error 2
*** Error code 2

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/x11/qt3-libs
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/x11/qt3-libs
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/x11/qt3-libs
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/x11/qt3
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/x11/qt3
[errors end]


Best regards, Tilo