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Subject: LDFLAGS mystery
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If I build a port that uses "USE_FORTRAN", then the variable ${LDFLAGS} 
has an extra space in it.  For example

%cd /usr/ports/math/lapack
%make -V LDFLAGS
  -Wl,-rpath=/usr/local/lib/gcc46

%make -V MAKE_ENV
.... LDFLAGS=" -Wl,-rpath=/usr/local/lib/gcc46" ...

I am trying to create a port in which this creates problems.

Where does the extra space at the beginning come from, and how do I get 
rid of it?