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

Question

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.

Legume

the problem is that SourceTree uses an embedded git instead of system's. see my answer – Swadeshi

Answer 1

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.

Legume

on mac, xcode install git at /usr/bin, homebrew or gui install git at /usr/local/bin, and installer from git-scm.com/download install git at /usr/local/git/bin. Change PATH is just change which git you are running. – Engird

Answer 2

Note, I just answered a similar issue. Bottom line is there is a broken version of git installed on your computer in /usr/local/git/bin. Uninstall that one to be certain you won't get this problem. (I had fixed it on the command line but not in PyCharm -- annoying!)

More specific info in my answer here:

Git commands not working in Mac terminal: "dyld: Symbol not found: ___strlcpy_chk" error

Fiedling