make(1): adding sort modifiers

[Dag-ErlingSmørgrav]

Marcel Moolenaar <marcel at xcllnt.net> writes:
> Correct. We should keep lists sorted. It's when we need to combine
> multiple lists that we need a hand. Having multiple platforms and
> a busload of NO_way options is making it hard to get the final list
> sorted. If make(1) can give us a hand with that, then we can also
> keep an eye on maintainability and readability of our makefiles.

Yep, the module build is my favorite bogeyman in this respect.  I can
never tell how far along it is because I can never remember which
module is in which sequence (I believe there are three separate
sequences on i386, each of wich is sorted).

DES
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