diff --git a/lang/pharo/Makefile b/lang/pharo/Makefile
index 0db13f8622341..5ad8897ea163e 100644
--- a/lang/pharo/Makefile
+++ b/lang/pharo/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PORTNAME=	pharo
-DISTVERSION=	10.0.9
-DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	de76067
-PORTREVISION=	3
+DISTVERSION=	12.0.0
+DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	56a36ec
 CATEGORIES=	lang
 MASTER_SITES=	http://files.pharo.org/vm/pharo-spur64-headless/Linux-x86_64/source/
-DISTNAME=	PharoVM-${DISTVERSION}-${DISTVERSIONSUFFIX}-Linux-x86_64-c-src
+#DISTNAME=	PharoVM-${DISTVERSION}-${DISTVERSIONSUFFIX}-Linux-x86_64-c-src
+DISTNAME=	latest12
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Smalltalk-inspired language and environment
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WWW=		http://www.pharo.org/
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libffi.so:devel/libffi \
+		libepoll-shim.so:devel/libepoll-shim \
 		libgit2.so:devel/libgit2 \
 		libcairo.so:graphics/cairo \
 		libfreetype.so:print/freetype2 \
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libffi.so:devel/libffi \
 
 USES=		cmake ssl
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DFLAVOUR=CoInterpreter \
-		-DPHARO_BIN_LOCATION=${PREFIX}/libexec/pharo10 \
+		-DPHARO_BIN_LOCATION=${PREFIX}/libexec/pharo12 \
 		-DGENERATED_SOURCE_DIR=.
 CMAKE_ON=	ALWAYS_INTERACTIVE BUILD_IS_RELEASE
 CMAKE_OFF=	GENERATE_SOURCES BUILD_BUNDLE
@@ -33,15 +34,15 @@ USE_HCC=	yes
 USE_SDL=	sdl image
 
 do-install:
-	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/pharo10
-	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pharo10
+	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/pharo12
+	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pharo12
 	cd ${WRKDIR}/.build/build/packaging/linux/bin && \
-		${INSTALL_SCRIPT} pharo ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/pharo10
+		${INSTALL_SCRIPT} pharo ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/pharo12
 	cd ${WRKDIR}/.build/build/vm && \
-		${INSTALL_PROGRAM} pharo ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/pharo10/pharo
+		${INSTALL_PROGRAM} pharo ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/libexec/pharo12/pharo
 	cd ${WRKDIR}/.build/build/vm && \
 		${FIND} . -type f -name "*.so" | while read file; do \
-		${INSTALL_LIB} $$file ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pharo10/$$file; \
+		${INSTALL_LIB} $$file ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pharo12/$$file; \
 		done
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/pharo/distinfo b/lang/pharo/distinfo
index 14e34b18d7af7..e8c3ad5a1ecae 100644
--- a/lang/pharo/distinfo
+++ b/lang/pharo/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1700701195
-SHA256 (PharoVM-10.0.9-de76067-Linux-x86_64-c-src.tar.gz) = e797b3b00be38fbd158ffba732d175307fe9928421529e1f5b96a9e553f018bf
-SIZE (PharoVM-10.0.9-de76067-Linux-x86_64-c-src.tar.gz) = 3875300
+TIMESTAMP = 1730004562
+SHA256 (latest12.tar.gz) = 36f75ba3523ae40829ad8608d801bb950c9d85f13849f210b474794c1ea5b747
+SIZE (latest12.tar.gz) = 4120425
diff --git a/lang/pharo/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/lang/pharo/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3195f99814e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/pharo/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2024-10-27 15:47:01.856844000 +0800
++++ CMakeLists.txt	2024-10-27 16:21:30.499092000 +0800
+@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@
+     ${PHARO_CURRENT_GENERATED}/vm/include
+ PRIVATE
+     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/semaphores
++    /usr/local/include/libepoll-shim
+ )
+ add_platform_headers()
+ 
+@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@
+   )
+ endif()
+ 
+-target_link_libraries(${VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME} ${VM_LIBRARY_NAME})
++target_link_libraries(${VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME} ${VM_LIBRARY_NAME} /usr/local/lib/libepoll-shim.so)
+ 
+ add_required_libs_per_platform()
+ 
diff --git a/lang/pharo/files/patch-packaging_linux_bin_launch.sh.in b/lang/pharo/files/patch-packaging_linux_bin_launch.sh.in
index 0a2ff8e1e85ec..280fc59e7fdb6 100644
--- a/lang/pharo/files/patch-packaging_linux_bin_launch.sh.in
+++ b/lang/pharo/files/patch-packaging_linux_bin_launch.sh.in
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
---- packaging/linux/bin/launch.sh.in.orig	2023-11-23 00:48:34 UTC
-+++ packaging/linux/bin/launch.sh.in
-@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ fi
+--- packaging/linux/bin/launch.sh.in.orig	2024-10-27 21:33:11.104610000 +0800
++++ packaging/linux/bin/launch.sh.in	2024-10-27 21:34:38.820987000 +0800
+@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
  # and so it should take precedence over /lib libc.  This is done by setting
  # LD_LIBRARY_PATH appropriately, based on ldd's idea of the libc use by the VM.
  #Try extracting Libc
 -LIBC_SO="`/usr/bin/ldd "$BIN/@VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME@" | /bin/fgrep /libc. | sed 's/^.*=> \([^ ]*\).*/\1/'`"
-+LIBC_SO="`ldd "$BIN/@VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME@" | grep /libc. | sed 's/^.*=> \([^ ]*\).*/\1/'`"
++LIBC_SO="`/usr/bin/ldd "$BIN/@VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME@" | grep -F /libc. | sed 's/^.*=> \([^ ]*\).*/\1/'`"
  PLATFORMLIBDIR=`expr "$LIBC_SO" : '\(.*\)/libc.*'`
  
  #If empty try extracting Musl
  if [ "$PLATFORMLIBDIR" = "" ]; then
  {
 -	LIBC_SO="`/usr/bin/ldd "$BIN/@VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME@" | /bin/fgrep libc. | sed 's/^.*=> \([^ ]*\).*/\1/'`"
-+	LIBC_SO="`ldd "$BIN/@VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME@" | grep libc. | sed 's/^.*=> \([^ ]*\).*/\1/'`"
++	LIBC_SO="`/usr/bin/ldd "$BIN/@VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME@" | grep -F libc. | sed 's/^.*=> \([^ ]*\).*/\1/'`"
  	PLATFORMLIBDIR=`expr "$LIBC_SO" : '\(.*\)/ld-musl.*'`
  }
  fi
+@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
+ # in the same directory as the VM.  We must include at least /lib and /usr/lib
+ # if libraries there-in are to be found.  These directories are not implicit.
+ case $PLATFORMLIBDIR in
+-/lib|/usr/lib)  SVMLLP=/lib:/usr/lib;;
+-*)              SVMLLP="$PLATFORMLIBDIR:/lib:/usr$PLATFORMLIBDIR:/usr/lib"
++/lib|/usr/lib)  SVMLLP=/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib/pharo12;;
++*)              SVMLLP="$PLATFORMLIBDIR:/lib:/usr$PLATFORMLIBDIR:/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib/pharo12"
+ esac
+ LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PLUGINS:$SVMLLP:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}" exec $GDB "$BIN/@VM_EXECUTABLE_NAME@" "$@"
diff --git a/lang/pharo/files/patch-src_memoryUnix.c b/lang/pharo/files/patch-src_memoryUnix.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..716eaa5251178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/pharo/files/patch-src_memoryUnix.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+--- src/memoryUnix.c.orig	2024-10-28 16:20:50
++++ src/memoryUnix.c	2024-10-28 16:59:48
+@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@
+ #if __APPLE__	
+ 	int additionalFlags = MAP_JIT;
+ #else
+-	int additionalFlags = 0;
++	int additionalFlags = desiredPosition ? MAP_FIXED : 0;
+ #endif
+-	
++
+ 	logDebug("Trying to allocate JIT memory in %p\n", (void* )desiredBaseAddressAligned);
+ 
+ 	if (MAP_FAILED == (result = mmap((void*) desiredBaseAddressAligned, alignedSize, 
+@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@
+     sqInt   heapSize    =  0;
+     sqInt   heapLimit    =  0;
+ 
++#if __APPLE__
++	int additionalFlags = 0;
++#else
++	int additionalFlags = desiredBaseAddress ? MAP_FIXED : 0;
++#endif
++
+ 	pageSize = getpagesize();
+ 	pageMask = ~(pageSize - 1);
+ 
+@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@
+ 			(void* )desiredBaseAddressAligned);
+ 
+ 	while ((!heap) && (heapLimit >= minHeapSize)) {
+-		if (MAP_FAILED == (heap = mmap((void*) desiredBaseAddressAligned, heapLimit, MAP_PROT, MAP_FLAGS, devZero, 0))) {
++		if (MAP_FAILED == (heap = mmap((void*) desiredBaseAddressAligned, heapLimit, MAP_PROT, MAP_FLAGS | additionalFlags, devZero, 0))) {
+ 			heap = 0;
+ 			heapLimit = valign(heapLimit / 4 * 3);
+ 		}
diff --git a/lang/pharo/pkg-plist b/lang/pharo/pkg-plist
index 056860634b743..e5237bf118b3a 100644
--- a/lang/pharo/pkg-plist
+++ b/lang/pharo/pkg-plist
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-bin/pharo10
-lib/pharo10/libB2DPlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libBitBltPlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libDSAPrims.so
-lib/pharo10/libFileAttributesPlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libFilePlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libFloatArrayPlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libJPEGReadWriter2Plugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libJPEGReaderPlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libLargeIntegers.so
-lib/pharo10/libLocalePlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libMiscPrimitivePlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libPharoVMCore.so
-lib/pharo10/libSocketPlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libSqueakSSL.so
-lib/pharo10/libSurfacePlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libTestLibrary.so
-lib/pharo10/libUUIDPlugin.so
-lib/pharo10/libUnixOSProcessPlugin.so
-libexec/pharo10/pharo
+bin/pharo12
+lib/pharo12/libB2DPlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libBitBltPlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libDSAPrims.so
+lib/pharo12/libFileAttributesPlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libFilePlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libFloatArrayPlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libJPEGReadWriter2Plugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libJPEGReaderPlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libLargeIntegers.so
+lib/pharo12/libLocalePlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libMiscPrimitivePlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libPharoVMCore.so
+lib/pharo12/libSocketPlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libSqueakSSL.so
+lib/pharo12/libSurfacePlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libTestLibrary.so
+lib/pharo12/libUUIDPlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libUnixOSProcessPlugin.so
+lib/pharo12/libtty.so
+libexec/pharo12/pharo