I tried to install GNUstep on OS X Mavericks 10.9 using MacPorts but I faced this problem.
MacPorts 2.2.1
[Users/Muhammad] > install gnustep
---> Computing dependencies for gnustep
---> Dependencies to be installed: ArtResources gnustep-core gnustep-back gnustep-gui gnustep-base gnutls gmp libidn libtasn1 nettle p11-kit curl-ca-bundle desktop-file-utils glib2 popt tiff jpeg libart_lgpl GMastermind GMines GNUMail Etoile SQLClient Performance dbus oniguruma5 poppler cairo libpixman xorg-libXext xorg-xcb-util curl gobject-introspection lcms2 openjpeg15 jbigkit poppler-data Pantomime PRICE TalkSoup netclasses Yap.app gworkspace system-preferences PreferencePanes windowmaker xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt xpm
---> Configuring gnustep-base
Error: Failed to configure gnustep-base, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnustep_gnustep-base/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.19.1/config.log
Error: org.macports.configure for port gnustep-base returned: configure failure: command execution failed
Error: Failed to install gnustep-base
Please see the log file for port gnustep-base for details:
/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnustep_gnustep-base/gnustep-base/main.log
Error: The following dependencies were not installed: ArtResources gnustep-core gnustep-back gnustep-gui gnustep-base gnutls gmp libidn libtasn1 nettle p11-kit curl-ca-bundle desktop-file-utils glib2 popt tiff jpeg libart_lgpl GMastermind GMines GNUMail Etoile SQLClient Performance dbus oniguruma5 poppler cairo libpixman xorg-libXext xorg-xcb-util curl gobject-introspection lcms2 openjpeg15 jbigkit poppler-data Pantomime PRICE TalkSoup netclasses Yap.app gworkspace system-preferences PreferencePanes windowmaker xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt xpm
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Error: Processing of port gnu step failed
version:1
:debug:configure changing euid/egid - current euid: 0 - current egid: 0
:debug:configure egid changed to: 501
:debug:configure euid changed to: 502
:debug:main Executing org.macports.main (gnustep-base)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.archivefetch (gnustep-base)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.fetch (gnustep-base)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.checksum (gnustep-base)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.extract (gnustep-base)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:main Skipping completed org.macports.patch (gnustep-base)
:debug:main Privilege de-escalation not attempted as not running as root.
:debug:configure configure phase started at Sun Dec 1 07:08:27 PST 2013
:notice:configure ---> Configuring gnustep-base
:debug:configure Using compiler 'Xcode Clang'
:debug:configure Executing org.macports.configure (gnustep-base)
:debug:configure Environment: CPATH='/opt/local/include' CFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' CPPFLAGS='-I/opt/local/include' CXXFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib' MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.9' CXX='/usr/bin/clang++' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnustep_gnustep-base/gnustep-base/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS' F90FLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' LIBOBJC='-lobjc-gnu' LDFLAGS='-L/opt/local/lib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -arch x86_64' FCFLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' OBJC='/usr/bin/clang' OBJCXX='/usr/bin/clang++' INSTALL='/usr/bin/install -c' FFLAGS='-pipe -Os -m64' OBJCFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' OBJCXXFLAGS='-pipe -Os -arch x86_64' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES' CC='/usr/bin/clang'
:debug:configure Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnustep_gnustep-base/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.19.1" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local CC=/usr/bin/clang GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES=/opt/local/share/GNUstep/Makefiles --disable-tls --enable-libffi --with-ffi-include=/opt/local/include/gcc42 --with-ffi-library=/opt/local/lib/gcc42'
:debug:configure Executing command line: cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnustep_gnustep-base/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.19.1" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local CC=/usr/bin/clang GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES=/opt/local/share/GNUstep/Makefiles --disable-tls --enable-libffi --with-ffi-include=/opt/local/include/gcc42 --with-ffi-library=/opt/local/lib/gcc42
:info:configure ./configure: line 1401: gnustep-config: command not found
:info:configure configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in /opt/local/share/GNUstep/Makefiles .//opt/local/share/GNUstep/Makefiles
:info:configure Command failed: cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnustep_gnustep-base/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.19.1" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local CC=/usr/bin/clang GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES=/opt/local/share/GNUstep/Makefiles --disable-tls --enable-libffi --with-ffi-include=/opt/local/include/gcc42 --with-ffi-library=/opt/local/lib/gcc42
:info:configure Exit code: 1
:error:configure Failed to configure gnustep-base, consult /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnustep_gnustep-base/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.19.1/config.log
:error:configure org.macports.configure for port gnustep-base returned: configure failure: command execution failed
:debug:configure Error code: NONE
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: command execution failed
while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: targets not executed for gnustep-base: org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:error:configure Failed to install gnustep-base
:debug:configure Registry error: xpm not registered as installed & active.
invoked from within
"registry_active ${subport}"
invoked from within
"$workername eval registry_active \${subport}"
:notice:configure Please see the log file for port gnustep-base for details:
/opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_gnustep_gnustep-base/gnustep-base/main.log