I couldn't build libtiff on a fresh 4.1-STABLE system as the creation of the symlink failed. This patch fixed the problem.
State Changed From-To: open->feedback Can you send in the exact error message that occurred on your system whilst building this port. It successfully builds on my box here, plus also on the bento cluster, so this sounds like a local issue more than anything else.
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-ports->sobomax Max just committed a fix, and took over maintainership, so he can have this one all to himself now :)
State Changed From-To: feedback->closed Another fix has been committed. Anyway thank you for reporting!