Unix Jargon

G'day folks,

Can anyone translate this error message:

---> Building libiconv with target all
gcc -O lib/genaliases.c -o genaliases
In file included from lib/genaliases.c:81:
lib/encodings.def: In function `main':
lib/encodings.def:39: `__VA_ARGS__' undeclared (first use in this function)
lib/encodings.def:39: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
lib/encodings.def:39: for each function it appears in.)
lib/encodings.def:39: too many errors, bailing out
make: *** [lib/aliases.h] Error 1
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_textproc_libiconv/work/libiconv-1.11 && make -f Makefile.devel" returned error 2
Command output: gcc -O lib/genaliases.c -o genaliases
In file included from lib/genaliases.c:81:
lib/encodings.def: In function `main':
lib/encodings.def:39: `__VA_ARGS__' undeclared (first use in this function)
lib/encodings.def:39: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
lib/encodings.def:39: for each function it appears in.)
lib/encodings.def:39: too many errors, bailing out
make: *** [lib/aliases.h] Error 1

Warning: the following items did not execute (for libiconv): com.apple.activate com.apple.build com.apple.destroot com.apple.install
Error: The following dependencies failed to build: apr-util libiconv sqlite3 readline ncurses ncursesw openssl pcre
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

hihat:~/Desktop/MacPorts-1.4.0 agogo$ port installed
The following ports are currently installed:
apr @1.2.8_0 (active)
cronolog @1.6.2_0 (active)
db44 @4.4.20_1 (active)
expat @2.0.0_1 (active)
zlib @1.2.3_1 (active)

hihat:~/Desktop/MacPorts-1.4.0 agogo$

I honestly have no idea what this error message means.
It may as well be in Japanese.

I know its off-topic, but I would like to say that Japanese is an easy language. Compare your error to Greek next time ;-)

__VA_ARGS__ is the c99 variable arguments list declaration in function-like macros.

It's possible your compiler doesn't support this c99 extension

I was trying to build a program in Macports.

I asked the guys on the macports mailing list for help and
they determined that my version of Xcode is out of date
and I needed to upgrade.

I am running OSX 10.3.9 so I upgraded to XCode 1.5
which is the latest version for 10.3.9.

Which fixed the problem.