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Git Error: dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _iconv_open

I was trying to fix up my .bashrc on a new mac with some aliases I had and I had made a .bash_profile to try to load up the .bashrc when the terminal was opened. However, it has been giving me this error every time I try to use a git command.

git status
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _iconv_open
  Referenced from: /usr/bin/git
  Expected in: /opt/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib

dyld: Symbol not found: _iconv_open
  Referenced from: /usr/bin/git
  Expected in: /opt/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib

Trace/BPT trap: 5

I deleted the .bash_profile and even reverted back the .bashrc but still no good. Any ideas?

Side Note: I have looked at Git > dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _iconv_open but his solution doesn't seem to work for me as I have no bash_profile at all now.

Solution

  • Coworker figured it out for my situation.

    Create a file ~/.bash_profile and in it put

    PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH:/opt/local/bin
export PATH

    That seemed to fix it. Seems the issue was with the path.