tv@wasabisystems.com said:
> bsd.perl.mk is already bad enough

What is bad about this? I'm not a perl expert, but it seems
to fulfill its purpose.

> that function could have been accomplished without the package hassle
> through better use of make(1) variable substitution

What's the "package hazzle", compared with "bsd.pkg.mk" blowup?

To be understood correctly, I don't have a really strong opinion
about a *-mk pkg vs. some Makefile.inc. I just want to find the
best solution.

best regards
Matthias