> Strangely enough, I can execute the z=`expr ...` command at the shell 
> prompt interactively with no trouble, yet the make install fails _every_ 
> time!

The 'expr' in the mk file runs "with no trouble" as well... you just
weren't looking at the exit status, when you ran it from the shell
prompt.

This and several other problems with the recent change to bsd.man.mk
have been fixed.


chris