diff --git a/mk/bsd.pkg.barrier.mk b/mk/bsd.pkg.barrier.mk
index 02fde5712c67..bafb4f99d908 100644
--- a/mk/bsd.pkg.barrier.mk
+++ b/mk/bsd.pkg.barrier.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: bsd.pkg.barrier.mk,v 1.10 2006/07/25 18:04:25 jlam Exp $
+# $NetBSD: bsd.pkg.barrier.mk,v 1.11 2006/07/27 21:46:45 jlam Exp $
 
 _COOKIE.barrier=	${WRKDIR}/.barrier_cookie
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ barrier: ${_BARRIER_PRE_TARGETS} ${_COOKIE.barrier}
 .  if defined(PKG_VERBOSE)
 	@${PHASE_MSG} "Invoking \`\`"${_BARRIER_CMDLINE_TARGETS:Q}"'' after barrier for ${PKGNAME}"
 .  endif
-	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}cd ${.CURDIR} && ${SETENV} ${PKGSRC_MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} _PKGSRC_BARRIER=yes ALLOW_VULNERABLE_PACKAGES= ${_BARRIER_CMDLINE_TARGETS}
+	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}cd ${.CURDIR} && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} _PKGSRC_BARRIER=yes ALLOW_VULNERABLE_PACKAGES= ${_BARRIER_CMDLINE_TARGETS}
 .  if defined(PKG_VERBOSE)
 	@${PHASE_MSG} "Leaving \`\`"${_BARRIER_CMDLINE_TARGETS:Q}"'' after barrier for ${PKGNAME}"
 .  endif
diff --git a/mk/bsd.pkg.clean.mk b/mk/bsd.pkg.clean.mk
index 738061172feb..7c9e30665a03 100644
--- a/mk/bsd.pkg.clean.mk
+++ b/mk/bsd.pkg.clean.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: bsd.pkg.clean.mk,v 1.5 2006/07/20 15:42:04 jlam Exp $
+# $NetBSD: bsd.pkg.clean.mk,v 1.6 2006/07/27 21:46:45 jlam Exp $
 #
 # This Makefile fragment is included to bsd.pkg.mk and defines the
 # relevant variables and targets for the "clean" phase.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ clean-depends:
 	${_DEPENDS_WALK_CMD} ${PKGPATH} |				\
 	while read dir; do						\
 		cd ${.CURDIR}/../../$$dir &&				\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} CLEANDEPENDS=no clean;		\
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} CLEANDEPENDS=no clean;	\
 	done
 
 .PHONY: pre-clean
diff --git a/mk/bsd.pkg.mk b/mk/bsd.pkg.mk
index 88b612992b6e..96075aa84510 100644
--- a/mk/bsd.pkg.mk
+++ b/mk/bsd.pkg.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: bsd.pkg.mk,v 1.1877 2006/07/27 13:47:29 jlam Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: bsd.pkg.mk,v 1.1878 2006/07/27 21:46:45 jlam Exp $
 #
 # This file is in the public domain.
 #
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@
 
 .MAIN: all
 
-# If MAKECONF is defined, then pass it down to all recursive make
-# processes invoked by pkgsrc.
-#
-PKGSRC_MAKE_ENV+=	${MAKECONF:DMAKECONF=${MAKECONF:Q}}
-
 .include "../../mk/bsd.prefs.mk"
 
 .include "${PKGSRCDIR}/mk/flavor/bsd.flavor-vars.mk"
@@ -825,9 +820,9 @@ su-bin-install:
 	else 				 			\
 		${SHCOMMENT} Cycle through some FTP server here ;\
 		${ECHO_MSG} "Installing from source" ;		\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} package 			\
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} package 		\
 			DEPENDS_TARGET=${DEPENDS_TARGET:Q} &&	\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean ;			\
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean ;		\
 	fi
 
 .PHONY: bin-install
diff --git a/mk/bsd.pkg.readme.mk b/mk/bsd.pkg.readme.mk
index ebacafa94717..48d09c36d4e5 100644
--- a/mk/bsd.pkg.readme.mk
+++ b/mk/bsd.pkg.readme.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: bsd.pkg.readme.mk,v 1.2 2006/07/15 20:08:33 rillig Exp $
+# $NetBSD: bsd.pkg.readme.mk,v 1.3 2006/07/27 21:46:45 jlam Exp $
 #
 # This Makefile fragment is included by bsd.pkg.mk and encapsulates the
 # code to produce README.html files in each package directory.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ run-depends-list:
 		${ECHO} "$$pkg";					\
 	else								\
 		if cd $$dir 2>/dev/null; then				\
-			${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} package-name PACKAGE_NAME_TYPE=${PACKAGE_NAME_TYPE}; \
+			${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} package-name PACKAGE_NAME_TYPE=${PACKAGE_NAME_TYPE}; \
 		else 							\
 			${ECHO_MSG} "Warning: \"$$dir\" non-existent -- @pkgdep registration incomplete" >&2; \
 		fi;							\
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ run-depends-list:
 .PHONY: build-depends-list
 .if !target(build-depends-list)
 build-depends-list:
-	@for dir in `${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} show-all-depends-dirs-excl`;	\
+	@for dir in `${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} show-all-depends-dirs-excl`; \
 	do								\
 		(cd ../../$$dir &&					\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} package-name)			\
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} package-name) \
 	done
 .endif
 
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ describe:
 	${ECHO_N} "|${MAINTAINER}|${CATEGORIES}|";			\
 	case "A${BUILD_DEPENDS}B${DEPENDS}C" in	\
 		ABC) ;;							\
-		*) cd ${.CURDIR} && ${ECHO_N} `${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} build-depends-list | ${SORT} -u`;; \
+		*) cd ${.CURDIR} && ${ECHO_N} `${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} build-depends-list | ${SORT} -u`;; \
 	esac;								\
 	${ECHO_N} "|";							\
 	if [ "${DEPENDS}" != "" ]; then					\
-		cd ${.CURDIR} && ${ECHO_N} `${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} run-depends-list | ${SORT} -u`; \
+		cd ${.CURDIR} && ${ECHO_N} `${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} run-depends-list | ${SORT} -u`; \
 	fi;								\
 	${ECHO_N} "|";							\
 	if [ "${ONLY_FOR_PLATFORM}" = "" ]; then			\
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ FTP_PKG_URL_HOST?=	ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org
 FTP_PKG_URL_DIR?=	/pub/pkgsrc/packages
 
 readme:
-	@cd ${.CURDIR} && ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} README.html PKG_URL=${FTP_PKG_URL_HOST}${FTP_PKG_URL_DIR}
+	@cd ${.CURDIR} && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} README.html PKG_URL=${FTP_PKG_URL_HOST}${FTP_PKG_URL_DIR}
 .endif
 
 # This target is used to generate README.html files, very like "readme"
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ CDROM_PKG_URL_HOST?=	file://localhost
 CDROM_PKG_URL_DIR?=	/usr/pkgsrc/packages
 
 cdrom-readme:
-	@cd ${.CURDIR} && ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} README.html PKG_URL=${CDROM_PKG_URL_HOST}${CDROM_PKG_URL_DIR}
+	@cd ${.CURDIR} && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} README.html PKG_URL=${CDROM_PKG_URL_HOST}${CDROM_PKG_URL_DIR}
 .endif
 
 README_NAME=	${TEMPLATES}/README.pkg
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ show-vulnerabilities-html:
 # the target used to generate the README.html file.
 .PHONY: README.html
 README.html: .PRECIOUS
-	@${SETENV} AWK=${AWK} BMAKE=${MAKE} ../../mk/scripts/mkdatabase -f $@.tmp1
+	@${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ../../mk/scripts/mkdatabase -f $@.tmp1
 	@if ${TEST} -d ${PACKAGES}; then					\
 		cd ${PACKAGES};						\
 		case `${PWD_CMD}` in					\
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ README.html: .PRECIOUS
 print-build-depends-list:
 .  if !empty(BUILD_DEPENDS) || !empty(DEPENDS)
 	@${ECHO_N} 'This package requires package(s) "'
-	@${ECHO_N} `${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} build-depends-list | ${SORT} -u`
+	@${ECHO_N} `${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} build-depends-list | ${SORT} -u`
 	@${ECHO} '" to build.'
 .  endif
 .endif
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ print-build-depends-list:
 print-run-depends-list:
 .  if !empty(DEPENDS)
 	@${ECHO_N} 'This package requires package(s) "'
-	@${ECHO_N} `${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} run-depends-list | ${SORT} -u`
+	@${ECHO_N} `${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} run-depends-list | ${SORT} -u`
 	@${ECHO} '" to run.'
 .  endif
 .endif
diff --git a/mk/bsd.pkg.subdir.mk b/mk/bsd.pkg.subdir.mk
index 1ce141b4a172..6fced25f361c 100644
--- a/mk/bsd.pkg.subdir.mk
+++ b/mk/bsd.pkg.subdir.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: bsd.pkg.subdir.mk,v 1.64 2006/05/29 14:26:33 joerg Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: bsd.pkg.subdir.mk,v 1.65 2006/07/27 21:46:45 jlam Exp $
 #	Derived from: FreeBSD Id: bsd.port.subdir.mk,v 1.19 1997/03/09 23:10:56 wosch Exp
 #	from: @(#)bsd.subdir.mk	5.9 (Berkeley) 2/1/91
 #
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ _SUBDIRUSE: .USE
 		if [ "$$OK" = "" ]; then \
 			cd ${.CURDIR}/$${edir}; \
 			${ECHO_MSG} "===> ${_THISDIR_}$${edir}"; \
-			${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} "_THISDIR_=${_THISDIR_}$${edir}/" \
+			${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} "_THISDIR_=${_THISDIR_}$${edir}/" \
 			    ${.TARGET:realinstall=install} || true; \
 		fi; \
 	done
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ${SUBDIR}::
 	else \
 		cd ${.CURDIR}/${.TARGET}; \
 	fi; \
-	${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} all
+	${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} all
 
 .for __target in all fetch package extract configure build clean \
 		cleandir distclean depend describe reinstall tags checksum \
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ readmes: readme _SUBDIRUSE
 
 .if !target(readme)
 readme:
-	@${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} README.html _README_TYPE_FLAG=--ftp _README_TYPE=$@
+	@${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} README.html _README_TYPE_FLAG=--ftp _README_TYPE=$@
 .endif
 
 .if !target(cdrom-readme)
 cdrom-readme:
-	@${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} README.html _README_TYPE_FLAG=--cdrom README_TYPE=$@
+	@${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} README.html _README_TYPE_FLAG=--cdrom README_TYPE=$@
 .endif
 
 .if defined(PKGSRCTOP)
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ README.html: .PRECIOUS
 .for entry in ${SUBDIR}
 .if defined(PKGSRCTOP)
 	@${ECHO} '<TR><TD VALIGN=TOP><a href="'${entry}/README.html'">'"`${ECHO} ${entry} | ${HTMLIFY}`"'</a>: <TD>' >> $@.tmp
-	@${ECHO} `cd ${entry} && ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} show-comment | ${HTMLIFY}` >> $@.tmp
+	@${ECHO} `cd ${entry} && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} show-comment | ${HTMLIFY}` >> $@.tmp
 .else
-	@${ECHO} '<TR><TD VALIGN=TOP><a href="'${entry}/README.html'">'"`cd ${entry}; ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} make-readme-html-help`" >> $@.tmp
+	@${ECHO} '<TR><TD VALIGN=TOP><a href="'${entry}/README.html'">'"`cd ${entry}; ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} make-readme-html-help`" >> $@.tmp
 .endif
 .endfor
 	@${SORT} -t '>' +3 -4 $@.tmp > $@.tmp2
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ README.html: .PRECIOUS
 	fi
 	@${RM} -f $@.tmp $@.tmp2 $@.tmp3 $@.tmp4
 .for subdir in ${SUBDIR}
-	@cd ${subdir} && ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} "_THISDIR_=${_THISDIR_}${.CURDIR:T}/" ${_README_TYPE}
+	@cd ${subdir} && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} "_THISDIR_=${_THISDIR_}${.CURDIR:T}/" ${_README_TYPE}
 .endfor
 .endif
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ show-distfiles:
 			${ECHO_MSG} "===> ${_THISDIR_}$${entry} non-existent"; \
 		fi;							\
 		if [ "$$OK" = "" ]; then				\
-			cd ${.CURDIR}/$${edir} && ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} show-distfiles; \
+			cd ${.CURDIR}/$${edir} && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} show-distfiles; \
 		fi;							\
 	done
 .endif
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ fetch-list:
 	@${ECHO} '#'
 .if defined(PKGSRCTOP) && !defined(SPECIFIC_PKGS)
 #	Recursing over dependencies would be pointless, in this case.
-	@${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} fetch-list-one-pkg		\
+	@${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} fetch-list-one-pkg	\
 	| ${AWK} '						\
 	function do_block () {					\
 		if (FoundSomething) {				\
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ fetch-list:
 	END { do_block() }					\
 	'
 .else
-	@${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} fetch-list-recursive		\
+	@${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} fetch-list-recursive	\
 	| ${SED} '/^=/d'
 .endif
 .endif # !target(fetch-list)
diff --git a/mk/bsd.pkg.update.mk b/mk/bsd.pkg.update.mk
index bd43ff2d971c..3fcbf5469051 100644
--- a/mk/bsd.pkg.update.mk
+++ b/mk/bsd.pkg.update.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: bsd.pkg.update.mk,v 1.5 2006/06/07 10:04:03 tron Exp $
+# $NetBSD: bsd.pkg.update.mk,v 1.6 2006/07/27 21:46:45 jlam Exp $
 #
 # This Makefile fragment is included by bsd.pkg.mk and contains the targets
 # and variables for "make update".
@@ -42,24 +42,23 @@ update:
 	@${PHASE_MSG} "Resuming update for ${PKGNAME}"
 .  if ${REINSTALL} != "NO" && ${UPDATE_TARGET} != "replace"
 	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}					\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} deinstall _UPDATE_RUNNING=YES DEINSTALLDEPENDS=ALL
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} deinstall _UPDATE_RUNNING=YES DEINSTALLDEPENDS=ALL
 .  endif
 .else
 RESUMEUPDATE?=	NO
 CLEAR_DIRLIST?=	YES
 
 update:
-	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${_DDIR}
+	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${_DDIR}
 .  if ${UPDATE_TARGET} != "replace"
 	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}if ${PKG_INFO} -qe ${PKGBASE}; then	\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} deinstall _UPDATE_RUNNING=YES DEINSTALLDEPENDS=ALL \
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} deinstall _UPDATE_RUNNING=YES DEINSTALLDEPENDS=ALL \
 		|| (${RM} ${_DDIR} && ${FALSE});			\
 	fi
 .  endif
 .endif
 	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}					\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${UPDATE_TARGET} KEEP_WRKDIR=YES	\
-			DEPENDS_TARGET=${DEPENDS_TARGET:Q}
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${UPDATE_TARGET} KEEP_WRKDIR=YES DEPENDS_TARGET=${DEPENDS_TARGET:Q}
 	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}					\
 	[ ! -s ${_DDIR} ] || for dep in `${CAT} ${_DDIR}` ; do		\
 		(if cd ../.. && cd "$${dep}" ; then			\
@@ -67,9 +66,9 @@ update:
 			if [ "(" "${RESUMEUPDATE}" = "NO" -o 		\
 			     "${REINSTALL}" != "NO" ")" -a		\
 			     "${UPDATE_TARGET}" != "replace" ] ; then	\
-				${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} deinstall _UPDATE_RUNNING=YES; \
+				${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} deinstall _UPDATE_RUNNING=YES; \
 			fi &&						\
-			${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${UPDATE_TARGET}		\
+			${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${UPDATE_TARGET}	\
 				DEPENDS_TARGET=${DEPENDS_TARGET:Q} ;	\
 		else							\
 			${PHASE_MSG} "Skipping removed directory $${dep}"; \
@@ -77,29 +76,28 @@ update:
 	done
 .if ${NOCLEAN} == "NO"
 	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}					\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean-update CLEAR_DIRLIST=YES
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean-update CLEAR_DIRLIST=YES
 .endif
 
 
 .PHONY: clean-update
 clean-update:
-	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${_DDIR}
+	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${_DDIR}
 	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}					\
 	if [ -s ${_DDIR} ] ; then					\
 		for dep in `${CAT} ${_DDIR}` ; do			\
 			(if cd ../.. && cd "$${dep}" ; then		\
-				${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean ;		\
+				${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean ;	\
 			else						\
 				${PHASE_MSG} "Skipping removed directory $${dep}";\
 			fi) ;						\
 		done ;							\
 	fi
 .if ${CLEAR_DIRLIST} != "NO"
-	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean
+	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean
 .else
 	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}					\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean update-dirlist		\
-		DIRLIST="`${CAT} ${_DDIR}`" PKGLIST="`${CAT} ${_DLIST}`"
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} clean update-dirlist DIRLIST="`${CAT} ${_DDIR}`" PKGLIST="`${CAT} ${_DLIST}`"
 	@${WARNING_MSG} "preserved leftover directory list.  Your next"
 	@${WARNING_MSG} "\`\`${MAKE} update'' may fail.  It is advised to use"
 	@${WARNING_MSG} "\`\`${MAKE} update REINSTALL=YES'' instead!"
diff --git a/mk/bsd.prefs.mk b/mk/bsd.prefs.mk
index 287c57a2db68..acb805f47e04 100644
--- a/mk/bsd.prefs.mk
+++ b/mk/bsd.prefs.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: bsd.prefs.mk,v 1.230 2006/07/17 18:07:06 wiz Exp $
+# $NetBSD: bsd.prefs.mk,v 1.231 2006/07/27 21:46:45 jlam Exp $
 #
 # Make file, included to get the site preferences, if any.  Should
 # only be included by package Makefiles before any .if defined()
@@ -527,4 +527,10 @@ PREPEND_PATH+=		${USE_X11:D${X11BASE}/bin} ${LOCALBASE}/bin
 # Make variable definitions cache
 .include "${PKGSRCDIR}/mk/bsd.makevars.mk"
 
+# If MAKECONF is defined, then pass it down to all recursive make
+# processes invoked by pkgsrc.
+#
+PKGSRC_MAKE_ENV+=	${MAKECONF:DMAKECONF=${MAKECONF:Q}}
+RECURSIVE_MAKE=		${SETENV} ${PKGSRC_MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE}
+
 .endif	# BSD_PKG_MK
diff --git a/mk/bulk/bsd.bulk-pkg.mk b/mk/bulk/bsd.bulk-pkg.mk
index f046bd01b672..814363d0d4b4 100644
--- a/mk/bulk/bsd.bulk-pkg.mk
+++ b/mk/bulk/bsd.bulk-pkg.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: bsd.bulk-pkg.mk,v 1.121 2006/07/26 17:00:03 wiz Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: bsd.bulk-pkg.mk,v 1.122 2006/07/27 21:46:46 jlam Exp $
 
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1999, 2000 Hubert Feyrer <hubertf@NetBSD.org>
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ PKG_FAIL_REASON+=	"${PKGNAME} is marked as broken by the bulk build administrato
 bulk-cache:
 	@${BULK_MSG} "Installing BULK_PREREQ packages"
 .for __prereq in ${BULK_PREREQ} lang/perl5
-	cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/${__prereq} && ${MAKE} bulk-install
+	cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/${__prereq} && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} bulk-install
 .endfor
 	${RM} -f ${BULK_DBFILE}
 	${TOUCH} ${BULK_DBFILE}
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ bulk-package:
 		${ECHO} '###' ; \
 	fi \
 	) 2>&1 | ${TEE} -a ${_BUILDLOG:Q}
-	@uptodate=`${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} bulk-check-uptodate REF=${PKGFILE}` ; \
+	@uptodate=`${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} bulk-check-uptodate REF=${PKGFILE}` ; \
 	if ${PKG_INFO} -qe ${PKGWILDCARD:Q} ; then \
 		installed=1; \
 	else \
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ bulk-package:
 		( if [ $$installed = 1 ]; then \
 			${BULK_MSG} "Removing outdated (installed) package ${PKGNAME} first." ; \
 			${ECHO_MSG} ${MAKE} deinstall ; \
-			${DO}       ${MAKE} deinstall ; \
+			${DO}       ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} deinstall ; \
 			if ${PKG_INFO} -qe ${PKGWILDCARD:Q} ; then \
 				${ECHO_MSG} ${PKG_DELETE} -r ${PKGWILDCARD:Q} ;\
 				${DO} ${PKG_DELETE} -r ${PKGWILDCARD:Q} ;\
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ bulk-package:
 			done ;\
 		fi; \
 		${BULK_MSG} "Full rebuild in progress..." ; \
-		${DO} ${MAKE} clean;\
+		${DO} ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} clean;\
 		if [ "${PRECLEAN}" = "yes" ]; then \
 			${BULK_MSG} "Removing installed packages which are not needed to build ${PKGNAME}" ; \
 			for pkgname in `${PKG_INFO} -e \\*` ; \
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ bulk-package:
 			${DO}       ${RM} -f ${_INTERACTIVE_COOKIE} ; \
 		fi ;\
 		${ECHO_MSG} ${MAKE} package '(${PKGNAME})' 2>&1 ; \
-		${DO}     ( ${MAKE} package 2>&1 ); \
+		${DO}     ( ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} package 2>&1 ); \
 		) 2>&1 | ${TEE} -a ${_BUILDLOG:Q} ; \
 		if [ -f ${PKGFILE} ]; then \
 			case ${KEEP_BUILDLOGS} in			\
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ bulk-package:
 			${BULK_MSG} "${PKGNAME} was marked as broken:" ; \
 			${LS} -la ${_BROKENFILE:Q} ; \
 			${ECHO_MSG} ${MAKE} deinstall ; \
-			${DO}       ${MAKE} deinstall ; \
+			${DO}       ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} deinstall ; \
 			${ECHO} "</pre>" >> ${_BROKENFILE:Q}; \
 			nbrokenby=0;\
 			if [ "${USE_BULK_CACHE}" = "yes" ]; then \
@@ -499,15 +499,15 @@ bulk-package:
 						${ECHO} "<li>$$pkgname ($$pkgdir)</li>";\
 						pkgerr='-1'; pkgignore=''; pkgskip=''; \
 						if [ "${USE_BULK_BROKEN_CHECK}" = 'yes' ]; then \
-							pkgignore=`(cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/$$pkgdir && ${MAKE} show-var VARNAME=PKG_FAIL_REASON)`; \
-							pkgskip=`(cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/$$pkgdir && ${MAKE} show-var VARNAME=PKG_SKIP_REASON)`; \
+							pkgignore=`(cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/$$pkgdir && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} show-var VARNAME=PKG_FAIL_REASON)`; \
+							pkgskip=`(cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/$$pkgdir && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} show-var VARNAME=PKG_SKIP_REASON)`; \
 						fi; \
 						if [ ! -z "$${pkgignore}$${pkgskip}" -a ! -f "$${pkg_brokenfile}" ]; then \
 							{ ${BULK_MSG} "$$pkgname ($$pkgdir) may not be packaged because:"; \
 							  ${BULK_MSG} "$$pkgignore"; \
 							  ${BULK_MSG} "$$pkgskip"; \
 							} >> "$${pkg_brokenfile}"; \
-							if [ "${USE_BULK_BROKEN_CHECK}" != 'yes' ] || [ -z "`(cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/$$pkgdir && ${MAKE} show-var VARNAME=BROKEN)`" ]; then \
+							if [ "${USE_BULK_BROKEN_CHECK}" != 'yes' ] || [ -z "`(cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/$$pkgdir && ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} show-var VARNAME=BROKEN)`" ]; then \
 								pkgerr="0"; \
 							else \
 								pkgerr="1"; \
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ bulk-package:
 		fi ; \
 		case ${_PRESERVE_WRKDIR} in				\
 		yes|YES)	;;					\
-		*)	${DO} ${MAKE} clean;;				\
+		*)	${DO} ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} clean;; \
 		esac;							\
 	fi
 	@if [ ! -f ${PKGFILE} ]; then \
@@ -566,14 +566,14 @@ bulk-package:
 # been modified and need rebuilding.
 .PHONY: bulk-install
 bulk-install:
-	@if [ `${MAKE} bulk-check-uptodate REF=${PKGFILE}` = 1 ]; then \
+	@if [ `${RECURSIVE_MAKE} bulk-check-uptodate REF=${PKGFILE}` = 1 ]; then \
 		if ${PKG_INFO} -qe ${PKGNAME} ; then :; \
 		else \
-			${DO} ${MAKE} install-depends ; \
+			${DO} ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} install-depends ; \
 			${BULK_MSG} ${PKG_ADD} ${PKG_ARGS_ADD} ${PKGFILE} ; \
 			${DO} ${PKG_ADD} ${PKG_ARGS_ADD} ${PKGFILE} ; \
 		fi ; \
 	else \
 		${ECHO_MSG} ${MAKE} bulk-package PRECLEAN=no; \
-		${DO}       ${MAKE} bulk-package PRECLEAN=no; \
+		${DO}       ${RECURSIVE_MAKE} bulk-package PRECLEAN=no; \
 	fi
diff --git a/mk/fetch/fetch-list.mk b/mk/fetch/fetch-list.mk
index 98abc10f20f3..de7241340b3b 100644
--- a/mk/fetch/fetch-list.mk
+++ b/mk/fetch/fetch-list.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: fetch-list.mk,v 1.8 2006/07/27 17:29:57 jlam Exp $
+# $NetBSD: fetch-list.mk,v 1.9 2006/07/27 21:46:46 jlam Exp $
 
 ######################################################################
 ### fetch-list (PUBLIC)
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ fetch-list-header:
 fetch-list-recursive:
 	@${_DEPENDS_WALK_CMD} -r ${PKGPATH} |				\
 	while read dir; do						\
-	    (	cd ../../$$dir && ${SETENV} ${PKGSRC_MAKE_ENV}		\
-		${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} fetch-list-one-pkg |		\
+	    (	cd ../../$$dir &&					\
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} fetch-list-one-pkg |	\
 		${AWK} '/^[^#]/ { FoundSomething = 1 }			\
 			/^unsorted/ { gsub(/[[:space:]]+/, " \\\n\t") }	\
 			/^echo/ { gsub(/;[[:space:]]+/, "\n") }		\
diff --git a/mk/flavor/pkg/depends.mk b/mk/flavor/pkg/depends.mk
index 34e1094e8198..fc7bc5c9ffb5 100644
--- a/mk/flavor/pkg/depends.mk
+++ b/mk/flavor/pkg/depends.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: depends.mk,v 1.11 2006/07/19 16:01:41 jlam Exp $
+# $NetBSD: depends.mk,v 1.12 2006/07/27 21:46:46 jlam Exp $
 
 _DEPENDS_FILE=		${WRKDIR}/.depends
 _REDUCE_DEPENDS_CMD=	${SETENV} CAT=${CAT:Q}				\
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ _DEPENDS_INSTALL_CMD=							\
 			exit 1;						\
 		fi;							\
 		cd $$dir;						\
-		${SETENV} _PKGSRC_DEPS=", ${PKGNAME}${_PKGSRC_DEPS}" PKGNAME_REQD="$$pattern" ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} _AUTOMATIC=yes $$target; \
+		${SETENV} ${PKGSRC_MAKE_ENV} _PKGSRC_DEPS=", ${PKGNAME}${_PKGSRC_DEPS}" PKGNAME_REQD="$$pattern" ${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} _AUTOMATIC=yes $$target; \
 		pkg=`${_PKG_BEST_EXISTS} "$$pattern" || ${TRUE}`;	\
 		case "$$pkg" in						\
 		"")	${ERROR_MSG} "[depends.mk] A package matching \`\`$$pattern'' should"; \
diff --git a/mk/flavor/pkg/utility.mk b/mk/flavor/pkg/utility.mk
index 35131b91c6ab..983fae2e047c 100644
--- a/mk/flavor/pkg/utility.mk
+++ b/mk/flavor/pkg/utility.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: utility.mk,v 1.1 2006/06/03 23:11:42 jlam Exp $
+# $NetBSD: utility.mk,v 1.2 2006/07/27 21:46:46 jlam Exp $
 
 ######################################################################
 ###
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ show-installed-depends:
 show-needs-update:
 .if !empty(DEPENDS)
 	${_PKG_SILENT}${_PKG_DEBUG}					\
-	for i in `${MAKE} show-all-depends-dirs`; do			\
+	for i in `${RECURSIVE_MAKE} show-all-depends-dirs`; do		\
 		cd ${PKGSRCDIR}/$$i;					\
-		eval `${MAKE} show-vars-eval VARS='PKGNAME:want PKGWILDCARD:wild'`; \
+		eval `${RECURSIVE_MAKE} show-vars-eval VARS='PKGNAME:want PKGWILDCARD:wild'`; \
 		have=`${_PKG_BEST_EXISTS} "$$wild" || ${TRUE}`;		\
 		if [ -z "$$have" ]; then				\
 			${ECHO} "$$i => (none) => needs install of $$want"; \
diff --git a/mk/install/install.mk b/mk/install/install.mk
index d3dfbe90c2ba..bac0c4db5fb3 100644
--- a/mk/install/install.mk
+++ b/mk/install/install.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: install.mk,v 1.14 2006/07/22 16:31:35 jlam Exp $
+# $NetBSD: install.mk,v 1.15 2006/07/27 21:46:46 jlam Exp $
 
 ######################################################################
 ### install (PUBLIC)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ install-check-version: ${_COOKIE.extract}
 	*)	${WARNING_MSG} "Package version $$extractname in ${WRKDIR}"; \
 		${WARNING_MSG} "Current version $$pkgname in ${PKGPATH}"; \
 		${WARNING_MSG} "Cleaning and rebuilding $$pkgname...";	\
-		${MAKE} clean && ${MAKE} build ;;			\
+		${RECURSIVE_MAKE} clean build ;;			\
 	esac
 
 ######################################################################