can't compile anymore / Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

["Thomas Feddersen" <thomas.feddersen%t-online.de@localhost>]

I used to compile packages on my system, but didn't compile any for the  
last 6 months.

Now I tried to update package 'esniper' but I repeatedly get the  
errormessage:

        Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

I didn't modify or input any code, and I assume that the code in the  
packages is syntactically correct. So I have not the slightest idea, where  
this error comes from.

also from every dependent package I got the same errormessage:
        ===> Creating toolchain wrappers for curl-7.15.5
        Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
        *** Error code 2
likewise from libidn. I resorted to installing the binary packages via

        pkg_add -u

but for esniper I'd like to complie from source to include the latest  
patches.

Can anybody please assist me in rectifying this Syntax error?

Regards
Thomas



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Bremen: {23} pwd
/usr/pkgsrc/misc/esniper

Bremen: {24} make update
=> Required installed package digest>=20010302: digest-20050731 found
===> Checking for vulnerabilities in esniper-2.14.0nb2
=> Fetching esniper-2-14-0.tgz
=> Total size: 115471 bytes
Requesting  
http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/esniper/esniper-2-14-.tgz
100% |******************************************|   112 KB   36.73 KB/s     
00:00 ETA
115471 bytes retrieved in 00:03 (36.72 KB/s)
=> Checksum SHA1 OK for esniper-2-14-0.tgz
=> Checksum RMD160 OK for esniper-2-14-0.tgz
===> Installing dependencies for esniper-2.14.0nb2
==========================================================================
The following variables will affect the build process of this package,
esniper-2.14.0nb2.  Their current value is shown below:

        * SSLBASE = /usr
        * SSLCERTS = /etc/openssl/certs
        * SSLDIR = /etc/openssl
        * SSLKEYS = /etc/openssl/private

You may want to abort the process now with CTRL-C and change their value
before continuing.  Be sure to run `/usr/bin/make clean' after
the changes.
==========================================================================
=> Required installed package curl>=7.15.3: curl-7.15.3 found
===> Overriding tools for esniper-2.14.0nb2
===> Extracting for esniper-2.14.0nb2
===> Patching for esniper-2.14.0nb2
=> Applying pkgsrc patches for esniper-2.14.0nb2
===> Creating toolchain wrappers for esniper-2.14.0nb2
Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
*** Error code 2

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/misc/esniper
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/misc/esniper
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/misc/esniper

Bremen: {25} cat /etc/mk.conf
DISTDIR=/usr/pkgsrc_distfiles
X11_TYPE=XFree86
PKG_OPTIONS.mc=samba
ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES+=rar-license
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