knp fails to build: ulimit: stack size: cannot modify limit: Invalid argument

[barracuda156]

make[3]: Entering directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_knp/knp/work/knp-4.19/dict/ebcf'
Making all in .
make[4]: Entering directory `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_knp/knp/work/knp-4.19/dict/ebcf'
if [ -f cf.knpdict ]; then \
		ulimit -Ss unlimited && /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_knp/knp/work/knp-4.19/system/make_cf_index cf.idx cf.dat < cf.knpdict; \
	fi
if [ -f mrph2id.dat ]; then \
		/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_knp/knp/work/knp-4.19/system/make_db mrph2id.db < mrph2id.dat; \
	fi
if [ -f noun.knpdict ]; then \
		ulimit -Ss unlimited && /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_knp/knp/work/knp-4.19/system/make_cf_index noun.idx noun.dat < noun.knpdict; \
	fi
if [ -f case.prob ]; then \
		/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_knp/knp/work/knp-4.19/system/make_db case.db < case.prob; \
	fi
if [ -f cfcase.prob ]; then \
		/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_knp/knp/work/knp-4.19/system/make_db cfcase.db < cfcase.prob; \
	fi
if [ -f cfp.prob ]; then \
		/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_macports_release_tarballs_ports_textproc_knp/knp/work/knp-4.19/system/make_db cfp.db < cfp.prob; \
	fi
/bin/sh: line 0: ulimit: stack size: cannot modify limit: Invalid argument
/bin/sh: line 0: ulimit: stack size: cannot modify limit: Invalid argument
make[4]: *** [noun.dat] Error 1
make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[4]: *** [cf.dat] Error 1