rpm 4.4.9 shell command failed. "_elf_strptr", referenced from: ... ld: symbol(s) not found

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:info:build /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -dynamiclib  -o .libs/librpm-4.4.dylib  .libs/cpio.o .libs/depends.o .libs/formats.o .libs/fs.o .libs/fsm.o .libs/getdate.o .libs/manifest.o .libs/misc.o .libs/package.o .libs/poptALL.o .libs/poptI.o .libs/poptQV.o .libs/psm.o .libs/query.o .libs/rpmal.o .libs/rpmchecksig.o .libs/rpmdpkg.o .libs/rpmds.o .libs/rpmevr.o .libs/rpmfc.o .libs/rpmfi.o .libs/rpmgi.o .libs/rpminstall.o .libs/rpmrollback.o .libs/rpmlead.o .libs/rpmlock.o .libs/rpmns.o .libs/rpmps.o .libs/rpmrc.o .libs/rpmsx.o .libs/rpmte.o .libs/rpmts.o .libs/signature.o .libs/stringbuf.o .libs/transaction.o .libs/verify.o .libs/tar.o  -L/opt/local/lib ../rpmdb/.libs/librpmdb.dylib /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_rpm/rpm/work/rpm-4.4.9/rpmio/.libs/librpmio.dylib /opt/local/lib/libbeecrypt.dylib /opt/local/lib/libneon.dylib /opt/local/lib/libssl.dylib /opt/local/lib/libcrypto.dylib /opt/local/lib/libexpat.dylib -L/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_rpm/rpm/work/rpm-4.4.9/zlib /opt/local/lib/libz.dylib /opt/local/lib/libbz2.dylib /opt/local/lib/libintl.dylib /opt/local/lib/libiconv.dylib /opt/local/lib/libsqlite3.dylib ../rpmio/.libs/librpmio.dylib /opt/local/lib/libpopt.dylib  -arch x86_64 -install_name  /opt/local/lib/librpm-4.4.dylib 
:info:build Undefined symbols:
:info:build   "_elf_strptr", referenced from:
:info:build       _rpmdsELF in rpmds.o
:info:build       _rpmdsELF in rpmds.o
:info:build       _rpmdsELF in rpmds.o
:info:build       _rpmdsELF in rpmds.o
:info:build       _rpmdsELF in rpmds.o
:info:build ld: symbol(s) not found
:info:build collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
:info:build gnumake[3]: *** [librpm.la] Error 1
:info:build gnumake[3]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_rpm/rpm/work/rpm-4.4.9/lib'
:info:build gnumake[2]: *** [all] Error 2
:info:build gnumake[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_rpm/rpm/work/rpm-4.4.9/lib'
:info:build gnumake[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
:info:build gnumake[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_rpm/rpm/work/rpm-4.4.9'
:info:build gnumake: *** [all] Error 2
:info:build gnumake: Leaving directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_rpm/rpm/work/rpm-4.4.9'
:info:build shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_rpm/rpm/work/rpm-4.4.9" && /usr/bin/gnumake -w all " returned error 2
:error:build Target org.macports.build returned: shell command failed (see log for details)
:debug:build Backtrace: shell command failed (see log for details)
    while executing
"command_exec build"
    (procedure "portbuild::build_main" line 8)
    invoked from within
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:build Warning: the following items did not execute (for rpm): org.macports.activate org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:error:build Failed to install rpm
:notice:build Log for rpm is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_sysutils_rpm/rpm/main.log