http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/src/bsd/fixes/FreeBSD/ports/gen/Mk/bsd.port.mk.configure-recursive.1.REL=ALL.diff This patch allows a human to get all the configure done, that might require manual input, then a 2nd make can be run later allowing human to leave the CPU unattended not neading human input. *** 11.0-CURRENT-2015-11-04/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk Wed Nov 4 01:01:18 2015 --- new-generic/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk Wed Nov 4 01:09:44 2015 *************** *** 667,672 **** --- 667,673 ---- # patch - Apply any provided patches to the source. # configure - Runs either GNU configure, one or more local configure # scripts or nothing, depending on what's available. + # configure-recursive configure ports and all its dependencies # build - Actually compile the sources. # install - Install the results of a build. # reinstall - Install the results of a build, ignoring "already installed"