make buildworld error

[Norbert Koch]

> I keep getting the following on a 4.9 system when trying to move to 
> 4.11.
> 
> rm -f sa main.o pdb.o usrdb.o sa.8.gz sa.8.cat.gz
> rm -f .depend GPATH GRTAGS GSYMS GTAGS
> ===> usr.sbin/setkey
> ".depend", line 1: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 2: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 3: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 4: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 6: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 7: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 8: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 9: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 10: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 11: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 12: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 13: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 14: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 15: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 16: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 17: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 18: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 19: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 20: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 21: Need an operator
> ".depend", line 22: Need an operator
> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
> 
> Anyone offer some advice?  I've tried updating my source again - I even 
> went as far as nuking my /usr/src directory and re-fetching it.

Are you trying to use gmake instead of the original bsd make?
'make -v' should give you 'make: no target to make'
If you use gmake, you see something like

GNU Make 3.80
Copyright (C) 2002  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


Norbert