> On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Todd Whitesel wrote:
> 
> > uni:127# make ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES+=shareware
> > ===>  xv-3.10apl1 Unacceptable license: shareware.
> >         To build this package, add this line to your /etc/mk.conf:
> >         ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES+=shareware
> 
> BSD makefile constructs aren't available on the command line. If you
> don't want to do what the message says, try
> 
> make ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES=shareware

(whack) Duh. I just tried the environment method and it is happy now.

But why is the error message so darned obscure??

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ best.com