tv@wasabisystems.com:
> <bsd.own.mk> reads mk.conf.  make(1) itself does not.  8-)

Ah! Of course! So it would be quite easy to make the build process
look in mk.conf if it exists by adding the corresponding code to
<bsd.{whatever}.mk>? If it's not already there - why not?

				Cheers,
				  /Liman