> well... ran the first two lines to find out that I don't just have the PPC version.... in fact I have all of them... > > Code: ... > /Library/Frameworks/OpenAL.framework/OpenAL: Mach-O dynamically linked shared library ppc Please read my entire message, and then read this: http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/ld.1.html "The default framework search path is /Library/Frameworks then /System/Library/Frameworks." The linker is finding the PPC-only version first. Move that framework out of the way and attempt to compile again. You've been given everything you need to make this work.