You have installed the MacPorts GNOME Developer Tools meta port! Further information is available from the web at: http://trac.macports.org/wiki/GNOME You can subscribe to the MacPorts Users mailing list at: http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users The mailing list is the best way to resolve MacPorts GNOME issues. Questions ========================================================================== 1) What is GNOME Developer Tools? 2) How do I get GNOME running? Answers ========================================================================== 1) What is GNOME Developer Tools? GNOME Developer Tools is the set of applications and documentation that is shipped with GNOME to help developers create and maintain GNOME applications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) How do I get GNOME running? Place the following in your .xinitrc (copying the one from /etc/X11/xinit/ is advisable): # start the window manager PATH=@PREFIX@/bin:$PATH exec gnome-session See also: http://trac.macports.org/wiki/GNOME#RunningGNOME