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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
Date: 07 Feb 2004 21:11:31 -0500
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Subject: Re: Can not "make clean" etc.
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Don't top-post, please.

Deling Ren <lg@home.homeunix.org> writes:

> On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> 
> > Deling Ren <lg+freebsd@home.homeunix.org> writes:
> >
> > > Hi all, I am experiencing a nasty problem: I can not "make clean" or "make
> > > update" etc under /usr/port. In most of the ports, I can not even "make
> > > install". They all yield a common error:
> > >
> > > Missing }.
> > >
> > > This problem also exists when I tried to compile the kernel by running
> > > "config" and "make depend". But I have no problem with "make buildkernel
> > > KERNCONF=...".
> > >
> > > I even tried to cvsup to the lastest port, didn't help. I suspect a
> > > makefile that is commonly used is corrupted. Can anyone give a a clue
> > > where to find it? It's 5.2 RC1.
> > >
> > > Any suggestion will be appreciated.
> >
> > Just a guess:  'which make' doesn't reply with /usr/bin/make?
> >
> Thanks for your reply, "which make" returned "/usr/bin/make". There are
> some ports that I can "make install", such as gettext, but others have
> problems, e.g. mutt. I can "make", but not "make install" :(

Your ports makefiles (/usr/ports/Mk) might be corrupted somehow.
Look at bsd.port.mk in particular.