Roland Illig wrote:
> If I could decide on the order, there would be the following sections:
> 
> [...]

Maybe before blindly suggesting changes it's better to ask for the 
reasons how things are done today. So:

- Why did pkglint start to dictate this particular order of Makefile 
variables back in 1998?

- What are the characteristics of the variables in the DISTNAME section?
- Why are they grouped this way?
- What are their common properties?

- What are the characteristics of the variables in the MAINTAINER section?
- Why are they grouped this way?
- What are their common properties?

Roland