> it was not. now that _you've_ mentioned it, i'll try it and see. fyi ... this looks better, now.
setenv LDFLAGS "-L/usr/local/db46/lib -L/usr/local/sqlite/lib -L/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql -L/usr/local/lib" setenv LIBS "-liconv" setenv SQL_LIBS "-lsqlite3" setenv CPPFLAGS "-I/usr/local/db46/include -I/usr/local/sqlite/include -I/usr/local/mysql/include/mysql -I/usr/local/include" ./configure \ --config-cache \ --prefix=/usr/local/dovecot \ --with-moduledir=/usr/local/dovecot-plugins \ --with-libiconv-prefix=/usr/local \ --with-ssl=openssl \ --with-ssldir=/var/CERTS \ --enable-maintainer-mode \ --disable-debug \ --enable-ipv6 \ --disable-static --enable-shared \ --with-db \ --with-mysql \ --with-sqlite \ --with-ioloop=best \ --with-sql-drivers=mysql,sqlite \ --with-deliver \ --with-pop3d \ --with-storages=maildir,mbox,dbox,cydir,raw otool -L sbin/dovecot sbin/dovecotpw libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth sbin/dovecot: /usr/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 7.0.0) /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 111.0.0) sbin/dovecotpw: /usr/lib/libpam.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0) /usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.15.dylib (compatibility version 16.0.0, current version 16.0.0) /usr/local/ssl/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib (compatibility version 0.9.8, current version 0.9.8) /usr/local/ssl/lib/libcrypto.0.9.8.dylib (compatibility version 0.9.8, current version 0.9.8) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 111.0.0) /usr/local/sqlite/lib/libsqlite3.0.dylib (compatibility version 9.0.0, current version 9.6.0) /usr/local/lib/libreadline.5.2.dylib (compatibility version 5.0.0, current version 5.2.0) /usr/local/lib/libncurses.5.6.dylib (compatibility version 5.6.0, current version 5.6.0) /usr/local/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.3) /usr/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 7.0.0) /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0) libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth: /usr/lib/libpam.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0) /usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.15.dylib (compatibility version 16.0.0, current version 16.0.0) /usr/local/ssl/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib (compatibility version 0.9.8, current version 0.9.8) /usr/local/ssl/lib/libcrypto.0.9.8.dylib (compatibility version 0.9.8, current version 0.9.8) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 111.0.0) /usr/local/sqlite/lib/libsqlite3.0.dylib (compatibility version 9.0.0, current version 9.6.0) /usr/local/lib/libreadline.5.2.dylib (compatibility version 5.0.0, current version 5.2.0) /usr/local/lib/libncurses.5.6.dylib (compatibility version 5.6.0, current version 5.6.0) /usr/local/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.3) /usr/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib (compatibility version 7.0.0, current version 7.0.0) /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0) (*should* there be any links to -ldb in there?) cheers!