Why are these lines in your /etc/mk.conf?
It seems to me that the respective variables are not yet set when
mk.conf is evaluated.

> Hello,
> 
> My machine is an i586 running 2.0.2.
> 
> When attempting to compile a kernel I receive these following errors:
> 
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 450: Malformed conditional (${OPSYS} == "IRIX")
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 450: Need an operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 463: Malformed conditional (${OPSYS} == "SunOS")
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 463: Need an operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1753: Malformed conditional (empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MN
> etBSD-1*-*))
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1753: Missing dependency operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1755: if-less else
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1755: Need an operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1757: if-less endif
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1757: Need an operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 450: Malformed conditional (${OPSYS} == "IRIX")
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 450: Need an operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 463: Malformed conditional (${OPSYS} == "SunOS")
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 463: Need an operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1753: Malformed conditional (empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MN
> etBSD-1*-*))
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1753: Missing dependency operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1755: if-less else
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1755: Need an operator
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1757: if-less endif
> make: "/etc/mk.conf" line 1757: Need an operator
> make: "/usr/src/share/mk/bsd.own.mk" line 730: if-less endif
> make: "/usr/src/share/mk/bsd.own.mk" line 730: Need an operator
> make: Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
> make: "/usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk" line 85: warning: "cd /usr/src && make -V .OBJD
> IR" returned non-zero status
> make: "/usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk" line 730: if-less endif
> make: "/usr/share/mk/bsd.own.mk" line 730: Need an operator
> make: Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
> 
> I found very little documentation on the archives for this issue. It
> should be noted that I just compiled kde and whatever else
> dependencies that were required, not installed, or had to be updated
> for /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/showimg. It should also be noted that showimg
> isn't working correctly. I can't access a lot of the features. I have
> reason to believe that the above errors are connected to kde, due to
> the following: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-pkg/2004/08/27/0001.html
> 
> Notice the similiar errors:
>  > ===> Overriding tools for kdepim-3.3.0
> > make: "../../mk/buildlink3/../../mk/buildlink3/bsd.buildlink3.mk" line
> > 1624: Malformed conditional (empty(_BLNK_RPATH_FLAGS:M-Wl,-R))
> > make: "../../mk/buildlink3/../../mk/buildlink3/bsd.buildlink3.mk" line
> > 1624: Missing dependency operator
> > make: "../../mk/../../mk/bsd.pkg.mk" line 1230: if-less endif
> > make: "../../mk/../../mk/bsd.pkg.mk" line 1230: Need an operator
> > make: Fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
> >
> > make: stopped in /usr/NetBSD/cvs/pkgsrc/misc/kdepim3
> > *** Error code 1
> 
> List of my current packages:
> 
> MesaLib-6.2.1nb2
> Xfixes-2.0.1nb1
> Xft2-2.1.6nb1
> Xrandr-1.0.2nb2
> Xrender-0.8.4nb1
> adjustkernel-1.7
> arts-1.4.2
> aspell-0.60.2
> aterm-0.4.2nb7
> atk-1.10.1
> audit-packages-1.33
> autoconf-2.59nb2
> autoconf213-2.13nb1
> automake-1.9.6
> bison-2.0
> bsetroot-0.1nb5
> cyrus-sasl-2.1.20nb1
> db4-4.3.28
> digest-20050323
> esound-0.2.35nb1
> expat-1.95.8nb2
> firefox-1.0.3
> fixesext-2.0.1
> fltk-1.1.6nb3
> fluxbox-0.9.12
> fontconfig-2.3.1nb1
> freetype2-2.1.9nb1
> gaim-1.3.0
> gawk-3.1.4nb2
> ghostscript-fonts-6.0
> glib-1.2.10nb8
> glib2-2.6.4
> glu-6.2.1nb1
> gmake-3.80nb4
> gtar-base-1.15.1
> gtk+-1.2.10nb8
> gtk2+-2.6.7
> gtkspell-2.0.10
> irssi-0.8.9nb3
> jasper-1.701.0nb1
> jpeg-6bnb3
> kdebase-3.4.2
> kdelibs-3.4.2
> lcms-1.14
> libIDL-0.8.5
> libao-0.8.6
> libart2-2.3.17
> libaudiofile-0.2.6nb1
> libexif-0.6.12nb2
> libgcrypt-1.2.1
> libgpg-error-1.0
> libidn-0.5.18
> libkexif-0.2.1
> libkipi-0.1.1
> libmad-0.15.1bnb1
> libmikmod-3.1.11.1nb1
> libogg-1.1.2nb1
> libtool-base-1.5.18nb4
> libusb-0.1.10a
> libvorbis-1.1.0nb1
> libxml2-2.6.20
> libxslt-1.1.14
> m4-1.4.3
> mDNSResponder-107.1nb1
> mng-1.0.9
> nspr-4.4.1nb1
> nss-3.9.2nb2
> openexr-1.2.2
> openldap-2.2.20nb2
> openmotif-2.1.30nb4
> pango-1.8.1
> pcre-5.0nb1
> perl-5.8.6nb4
> pkg_install-20050318
> pkgconfig-0.17.2nb2
> pkgdb.byfile.db
> png-1.2.8
> qt3-libs-3.3.4nb4
> qt3-tools-3.3.4nb1
> randrext-1.0nb1
> render-0.8
> showimg-0.9.4.1
> silc-toolkit-0.9.13
> startup-notification-0.8
> t1lib-5.0.2nb3
> tiff-3.7.2nb1
> tnftpd-20040810
> unzip-5.52nb1
> x11-links-0.26
> xchat-2.4.1nb1
> xcursor-1.1.2
> xdg-dirs-1.2
> xextensions-1.0.1nb1
> xmlcatmgr-2.2
> xmms-1.2.10nb5
> xpdf-3.00pl3
> xpkgwedge-1.14
> zip-2.3nb3
> 
> It should also be known that I noticed an older version (I think
> 3.4.1, otherwise a different nb) of kdebase was installed before the
> 3.4.2 version.
> 
> If anyone can assist me on correcting this error, it would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ryan Olejnik
> 
> 
> 
> 

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