To build Open H.323 see: http://www.openh323.org/build.html#unix You only need to do 'make opt'. Anything else you will be simply waisting time and HD space. Also, you will notice they never tell you to 'make install' so don't do it. On FreeBSD, the Makefiles are configured to locate the compiled openh323 port, if it has been built. Here is one way to build openh323 and ptlib on such that the Makefiles find it: # cd /usr/ports/net/openh323 # make It is not necessary to install the port. The asterisk makefiles do not use any files installed by the port.