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From: "Joseph Koshy" <joseph.koshy@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: an argument of make(1)
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> hard to do.  Nowadays, with a great number of the changes having been crafted to
> change dependencies to FreeBSD-only tools, it's a real bear to port it.

If you are looking for a portable BSD-compatible make(1) you could try
the "portable"
version of NetBSD's make(1).   This is available at:

   http://www.crufty.net/help/sjg/bmake.html

There are a small number of differences between the languages accepted
by this make
and FreeBSD make, but for the most part they are compatible.

Koshy