octave build failure at gnuplot dependency build (tiger, MP 1.6.0)

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Running OS X 10.4.11 on a 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro. Macports version 1.6.0. I was trying to install octave ("sudo port install octave"), and the build failed while building dependencies, at gnuplot. log here:

---> Fetching gnuplot ---> Attempting to fetch gnuplot-4.2.0.tar.gz from ​http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuplot ---> Attempting to fetch gnuplot.pdf from ​http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuplot ---> Verifying checksum(s) for gnuplot ---> Extracting gnuplot ---> Applying patches to gnuplot ---> Configuring gnuplot ---> Building gnuplot 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_math_gnuplot/work/gnuplot-4.2.0" && make all " returned error 2 Command output: ./doc2gih ./gnuplot.doc gnuplot.gih Making all in lisp emacs -batch -q -no-site-file -l ./dot.el -f batch-byte-compile gnuplot.el Wrote /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_math_gnuplot/work/gnuplot-4.2.0/lisp/gnuplot.elc Done emacs -batch -q -no-site-file -l ./dot.el -f batch-byte-compile gnuplot-gui.el Wrote /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_math_gnuplot/work/gnuplot-4.2.0/lisp/gnuplot-gui.elc Done Making all in man make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'. Making all in demo Creating binary data files Making all in tutorial if test -x ../src/gnuplot ; then GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=../term/PostScript GNUPLOT_LIB=. GNUTERM=latex ../src/gnuplot eg1.plt ; else gnuplot eg1.plt ; fi if test -x ../src/gnuplot ; then GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=../term/PostScript GNUPLOT_LIB=. GNUTERM=latex ../src/gnuplot eg2.plt ; else gnuplot eg2.plt ; fi if test -x ../src/gnuplot ; then GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=../term/PostScript GNUPLOT_LIB=. GNUTERM=latex ../src/gnuplot eg3.plt ; else gnuplot eg3.plt ; fi if test -x ../src/gnuplot ; then GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=../term/PostScript GNUPLOT_LIB=. GNUTERM=latex ../src/gnuplot eg4.plt ; else gnuplot eg4.plt ; fi if test -x ../src/gnuplot ; then GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=../term/PostScript GNUPLOT_LIB=. GNUTERM=latex ../src/gnuplot eg5.plt ; else gnuplot eg5.plt ; fi if test -x ../src/gnuplot ; then GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=../term/PostScript GNUPLOT_LIB=. GNUTERM=latex ../src/gnuplot eg6.plt ; else gnuplot eg6.plt ; fi if test -x ../src/gnuplot ; then GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=../term/PostScript GNUPLOT_LIB=. GNUTERM=latex ../src/gnuplot eg7.plt ; else gnuplot eg7.plt ; fi if test -x ../src/gnuplot ; then GNUPLOT_PS_DIR=../term/PostScript GNUPLOT_LIB=. GNUTERM=latex ../src/gnuplot test.plt ; else gnuplot test.plt ; fi Building LaTeX tutorial TEXINPUTS=.:.:: latex tutorial This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt latex.fmt mktexfmt: No such file or directory I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'! make[2]: * [tutorial.dvi] Error 1 make[1]: * [all-recursive] Error 1 make: * [all] Error 2

Error: The following dependencies failed to build: gnuplot hdf5 pcre Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

There is nothing special about my macports install. things like tetex/texlive, python, gcc42, grace, all installed fine. I did a quick search and did not see a ticket with this as a known build failure. thanks!