Magic configure line for me was: ./configure MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.5 LDFLAGS=-L/opt/local/lib OPT=-I/opt/local/include Now all works fine. Thanks for the troubleshooting pointers all. Worldcookery.com however still seems down for me and 'everyone else': http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/worldcookery.com Jon