stalling popt with macports

[olivier SAINT-EVE]

Hi there!

I want to install popt (dependency of gnome) but I have some problems.
I must tell you this is a mess in the files: because it did not run, I 
went to the temporary directory that macport created
( 
"/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_popt/work/popt-1.11)  
and I modified some files; I also deleted then restored some files in 
/opt/local/lib. All this without success, other than change the error 
message.

Here is the last; when I enter "sudo port install popt", I have:

--->  Building popt with target all
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd 
"/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_popt/work/popt-1.11" 
&& make all " returned error 2
Command output: make  all-recursive
Making all in po
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
/bin/sh ./libtool --tag=CC   --mode=link gcc  -Wall -O2 -no-undefined 
-L/opt/local/lib -lintl -L/opt/local/lib -liconv -lc -R/opt/local/lib 
-Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation  -L/opt/local/lib -o libpopt.la -rpath 
/opt/local/lib popt.lo findme.lo poptparse.lo poptconfig.lo popthelp.lo 
poptint.lo 
gcc -dynamiclib  -o .libs/libpopt.0.0.0.dylib  .libs/popt.o 
.libs/findme.o .libs/poptparse.o .libs/poptconfig.o .libs/popthelp.o 
.libs/poptint.o  -L/opt/local/lib /opt/local/lib/libintl.dylib 
/opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib -lc  -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation 
-install_name  /opt/local/lib/libpopt.0.dylib -Wl,-compatibility_version 
-Wl,1 -Wl,-current_version -Wl,1.0
i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/popt.o: No such file or directory
i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/findme.o: No such file or directory
i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/poptparse.o: No such file or directory
i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/poptconfig.o: No such file or directory
i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/popthelp.o: No such file or directory
i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/poptint.o: No such file or directory
make[2]: *** [libpopt.la] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

The top of the message is the building of the source, so consequently I 
deduce the configuration was a success 8-) .
My method to compile the stuff is I try "port install popt", I see that 
some files are missing (why?),I copy these files in the temporary 
directory, and I try another time.
But now I'm lost: the error message talk of ".libs", and I don't see 
where it can be...

Doesn't anybody know a way to solve the problem?

lolveley.