diff --git a/devel/dmake/Makefile b/devel/dmake/Makefile
index b6e0bbbe187b..106482bad976 100644
--- a/devel/dmake/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dmake/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	dmake
 PORTVERSION=	4.12
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_DEBIAN_POOL}
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${PORTVERSION}.orig
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${PORTVERSION}.orig
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Another hyper make utility
 
+LICENSE=	GPLv1
+
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 #CONFIGURE_ENV+=	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wall -Werror"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--datarootdir=${PREFIX}/share/${PORTNAME}
+
 MAN1=		dmake.1
 
 post-install:
diff --git a/devel/dmake/distinfo b/devel/dmake/distinfo
index d81369870eba..6e711fc364b4 100644
--- a/devel/dmake/distinfo
+++ b/devel/dmake/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-MD5 (dmake_4.12.orig.tar.gz) = 282cd4004ad5c3a9df9f1384c0932829
 SHA256 (dmake_4.12.orig.tar.gz) = 142aea347a825f10a37c5f8a39584dcc96a15838b17ea418172834a8778ba205
 SIZE (dmake_4.12.orig.tar.gz) = 745531
diff --git a/devel/dmake/files/patch-fix-overlapping-stcpys.diff b/devel/dmake/files/patch-fix-overlapping-stcpys.diff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5715a428b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/dmake/files/patch-fix-overlapping-stcpys.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+diff -ru dmake.orig/rulparse.c rulparse.c
+--- dmake.orig/rulparse.c	2009-07-29 13:31:47.000000000 +0100
++++ rulparse.c	2009-07-29 13:32:09.000000000 +0100
+@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@
+ 	 /* Handle %-targets. */
+ 	 CELLPTR cur;
+ 	 CELLPTR tpq = NIL(CELL);
+-	 CELLPTR nprq;
++	 CELLPTR nprq = NULL;
+ 
+ #ifdef DBUG
+ 	 DB_PRINT( "%", ("Handling %%-target [%s : : <prerequisites follow, maybe empty>]",
+@@ -915,7 +915,8 @@
+ 
+ 	    if( *name == '\'' && name[len-1]=='\'' ){
+ 	       name[len-1] = '\0';
+-	       strcpy(name,name+1);
++	       len = strlen(name+1)+1;
++	       memmove(name,name+1,len);
+ 	       /* add indirect prerequisite */
+ 	       _add_indirect_prereq( cur );
+ 	    }
+diff -ru dmake.orig/dag.c dag.c
+--- dmake.orig/dag.c	2009-08-07 20:18:31.000000000 +0100
++++ dag.c	2009-08-07 20:30:59.000000000 +0100
+@@ -369,14 +369,17 @@
+ 	 /* strip out any \<nl> combinations where \ is the current
+ 	  * CONTINUATION char */
+ 	 for(p=q; (p=strchr(p,CONTINUATION_CHAR))!=NIL(char); )
+-	    if( p[1] == '\n' )
+-	       strcpy( p, p+2 );
++	    if( p[1] == '\n' ) {
++	       size_t len = strlen(p+2)+1;
++	       memmove ( p, p+2, len );
++	    }
+ 	    else
+ 	       p++;
+ 
+ 	 p = DmStrSpn(q ," \t");	/* Strip white space before ... */
+ 	 if( p != q ) {
+-	    strcpy( q, p);
++	    size_t len = strlen(p)+1;
++	    memmove( q, p, len );
+ 	    p = q;
+ 	 }
+ 
+diff -ru dmake.orig/expand.c expand.c
+--- dmake.orig/expand.c	2009-08-07 20:18:34.000000000 +0100
++++ expand.c	2009-08-07 20:42:40.000000000 +0100
+@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
+ char *tok;
+ {
+    if( strchr( "\"\\vantbrf01234567", tok[1] ) ) {
++      size_t len;
+       switch( tok[1] ) {
+ 	 case 'a' : *tok = 0x07; break;
+ 	 case 'b' : *tok = '\b'; break;
+@@ -246,13 +247,15 @@
+ 	    register int j = 0;
+ 	    for( ; i<2 && isdigit(tok[2]); i++ ) {
+ 	       j = (j << 3) + (tok[1] - '0');
+-	       strcpy( tok+1, tok+2 );
++	       len = strlen(tok+2)+1;
++	       memmove( tok+1, tok+2, len );
+ 	    }
+ 	    j = (j << 3) + (tok[1] - '0');
+ 	    *tok = j;
+ 	 }
+       }
+-      strcpy( tok+1, tok+2 );
++      len = strlen(tok+2)+1;
++      memmove( tok+1, tok+2, len );
+    }
+ }
+ 
+@@ -365,7 +368,8 @@
+       if( (e = Basename(s)) != s) {
+ 	 if( !(mod & DIRECTORY_FLAG) ) {
+ 	    /* Move the basename to the start. */
+-	    strcpy(s, e);
++	    size_t len = strlen(e)+1;
++	    memmove(s, e, len);
+ 	 }
+ 	 else
+ 	    s = e;
+@@ -382,7 +386,8 @@
+ 
+       if( !(mod & FILE_FLAG) ) {
+ 	 /* Move the suffix to the start. */
+-	 strcpy( s, e );
++	 size_t len = strlen(e)+1;
++         memmove(s, e, len);
+       }
+       else
+ 	 s = e;
+@@ -725,8 +730,10 @@
+ 	      done = !lev;
+ 	      break;
+             } else {
++              size_t len;
+ 	      s[1] = ' ';
+-	      strcpy( s, s+1 );
++              len = strlen(s+1)+1;
++	      memmove( s, s+1, len );
+ 	    }
+ 	    /*FALLTHRU*/
+ 	 case ' ':
+@@ -835,8 +842,10 @@
+        * converted them to a real space. Let's verify this. */
+       for( p=s; *p && *p != edelim && *p; p++ ) {
+ 	if( p[0] == '\\' && p[1] == '\n' ) {
++	  size_t len;
+ 	  p[1] = ' ';
+-	  strcpy( p, p+1 );
++	  len = strlen(p+1)+1;
++	  memmove( p, p+1, len );
+ 	}
+       }
+       if( !*p )
+@@ -1120,7 +1129,10 @@
+       *flag = 1;
+       res   = Expand( start );
+ 
+-      if( (t = DmStrSpn( res, " \t" )) != res ) strcpy( res, t );
++      if( (t = DmStrSpn( res, " \t" )) != res ) {
++          size_t len = strlen(t)+1;
++          memmove( res, t, len );
++      }
+    }
+ 
+    FREE( start );       /* this is ok! start is assigned a DmSubStr above */
+diff -ru dmake.orig/getinp.c getinp.c
+--- dmake.orig/getinp.c	2009-08-07 20:18:31.000000000 +0100
++++ getinp.c	2009-08-07 20:27:08.000000000 +0100
+@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@
+ 	  * text lines on input.  The maximum size of this is governened by
+ 	  * Buffer_size */
+ 	    if( q != p && q[-1] == CONTINUATION_CHAR ) {
+-	       strcpy( q, q+1 );
++	       size_t len = strlen(q+1)+1;
++	       memmove( q, q+1, len );
+ 	       q--;
+ 	       cont = FALSE;
+ 	    }
+@@ -290,7 +291,8 @@
+    while( (c = strchr(c, COMMENT_CHAR)) != NIL(char) ) {
+       if( Comment || State == NORMAL_SCAN )
+ 	 if( c != str && c[-1] == ESCAPE_CHAR ) {
+-	    strcpy( c-1, c );        /* copy it left, due to \# */
++	    size_t len = strlen(c)+1;
++	    memmove( c-1, c, len );  /* copy it left, due to \# */
+ 	    if( pend ) (*pend)--;    /* shift tail pointer left */
+ 	 }
+ 	 else {
+diff -ru dmake.orig/path.c path.c
+--- dmake.orig/path.c	2009-08-07 20:18:31.000000000 +0100
++++ path.c	2009-08-07 20:41:30.000000000 +0100
+@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
+    char *tpath;
+    int hasdriveletter = 0;
+    int delentry;
++   size_t len;
+ 
+    DB_ENTER( "Clean_path" );
+ 
+@@ -231,14 +232,16 @@
+ 	    p++;
+ 	 }
+ 	 while( *p == *DirSepStr);
+-	 strcpy(t+1,p);
++	 len = strlen(p)+1;
++	 memmove(t+1,p,len);
+ 	 continue;
+       }
+ 
+       /* Remove './'. If OOODMAKEMODE is set do this only if it is not at
+        * the start of the path. */
+       if ( p-q == 1 && *q == '.' && (q != path || !STOBOOL(OOoDmMode)) ) {
+-	 strcpy(q,p+1);
++	 len = strlen(p+1)+1;
++	 memmove(q,p+1,len);
+ 	 q = tpath;
+ 	 continue;
+       }
+@@ -268,7 +271,8 @@
+ 	 }
+ 	 while( *t == *DirSepStr);
+ 	 /* q points to first letter of the current directory/file. */
+-	 strcpy(q,t);
++	 len = strlen(t)+1;
++	 memmove(q,t,len);
+ 	 q = tpath;
+       }
+       else
+--- dmake.orig/make.c	2009-08-08 09:56:10.000000000 +0100
++++ make.c	2009-08-08 10:00:04.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1352,8 +1352,10 @@
+        * Nothing in Expand() should be able to change dynamic macros. */
+       cmnd = Expand( rp->st_string );
+ 
+-      if( new_attr && (p = DmStrSpn(cmnd," \t\n+-@%")) != cmnd )
+-	 strcpy(cmnd,p);
++      if( new_attr && (p = DmStrSpn(cmnd," \t\n+-@%")) != cmnd ) {
++	 size_t len = strlen(p)+1;
++	 memmove(cmnd,p,len);
++      }
+ 
+       /* COMMAND macro is set to "$(CMNDNAME) $(CMNDARGS)" by default, it is
+        * possible for the user to reset it to, for example
+@@ -1381,8 +1383,10 @@
+ 	 shell  = ((l_attr & A_SHELL) != 0);
+ 
+ 	 /* clean up the attributes that we may have just added. */
+-	 if( (p = DmStrSpn(cmnd," \t\n+-@%")) != cmnd )
+-	    strcpy(cmnd,p);
++	 if( (p = DmStrSpn(cmnd," \t\n+-@%")) != cmnd ) {
++	    size_t len = strlen(p)+1;
++	    memmove(cmnd,p,len);
++	 }
+       }
+ 
+ #if defined(MSDOS)
+@@ -1477,8 +1481,9 @@
+    for( p=cmnd; *(n = DmStrPbrk(p,tmp)) != '\0'; )
+       /* Remove the \<nl> sequences. */
+       if(*n == CONTINUATION_CHAR && n[1] == '\n') {
++	 size_t len = strlen(n+2)+1;
+ 	 DB_PRINT( "make", ("fixing [%s]", p) );
+-	 strcpy( n, n+2 );
++	 memmove( n, n+2, len );
+ 	 p = n;
+       }
+       /* Look for an escape sequence and replace it by it's corresponding
diff --git a/devel/dmake/pkg-descr b/devel/dmake/pkg-descr
index 1ea14d3a3f5b..e954e178cc79 100644
--- a/devel/dmake/pkg-descr
+++ b/devel/dmake/pkg-descr
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Dmake is a make utility similar to GNU make or the Workshop dmake.
+
 dmake is different from other versions of Make in that it supports
 significant enhancements.
 
@@ -5,7 +7,6 @@ The original author(s) were WTICorp.com, but they appear to have lost
 interest in maintaining the code.
 
 This port installs the version currently maintained by OpenOffice
-project. Unfortunately, OOo does not offer dmake as an independent
-download, but, fortunately, the folks at Debian do.
+project.
 
-WWW: http://people.debian.org/~rene/dmake/
+WWW: http://tools.openoffice.org/dmake/index.html