The porter's handbook section 6.11 Using GNOME in table 6.6 indicates the intltool component should be used for internationalization. Attempts to use it fail due to a missing file: USES+= intltool results in: make: "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk" line 1463: Cannot open /usr/ports/Mk/Uses/intltool.mk I encountered this when trying to upgrade an older port which patched some generated configuration files supplied in the original distfile (graphics/ufraw). I ended up resolving my particular issue by adding USES+= pathfix 10.3-RELEASE-p24 FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE-p24 #0: Wed Nov 15 04:57:40 UTC 2017 root@amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
:USE_GNOME= intltool is the correct syntax.
Intltool is listed under Table 6.6. GNOME Components ... gvfs devel/gvfs GNOME virtual file system => intltool textproc/intltool Tool for internationalization (also see intlhack) introspection devel/gobject-introspection Basic introspection bindings and tools to generate introspection bindings. Most of the time :build is enough, :both/:run is only need for applications that use introspection bindings. (both, build, run) ......