diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/Makefile.inc b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/Makefile.inc
index 1e3cbfe7fc7..8c3231d747d 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/Makefile.inc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/Makefile.inc
@@ -2,13 +2,27 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PERL5SRC?=	${.CURDIR}/../../../../../contrib/perl5
-MINIPERLOPT?=	-I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl/lib -I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl
-
-CLEANFILES+=	${PROG}.1 ${PROG}.PL
-
-.ORDER: ${PROG}.PL ${PROG} ${PROG}.1 ${PROG}.1.gz
-
-STRIP=
+PERL5SRC=	${.CURDIR}/../../../../../contrib/perl5
+PERL5LIBSRC=	${.CURDIR}/../../libperl
 
 .include "../Makefile.inc"
+
+MINIPERLOPT?=	-I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl/lib -I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl
+
+.if defined(SCRIPTS)
+.if !defined(NOMAN)
+MAN=	${SCRIPTS}.1
+.endif
+
+${SCRIPTS}: ${SCRIPTS}.PL
+	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.ALLSRC}
+
+${SCRIPTS}.1: ${SCRIPTS}.PL
+	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} \
+		${.OBJDIR}/../pod2man/pod2man ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
+
+${SCRIPTS}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/pod/${SCRIPTS}.PL
+	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+
+CLEANFILES+=	${SCRIPTS} ${SCRIPTS}.1 ${SCRIPTS}.PL
+.endif
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2html/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2html/Makefile
index e3f30616486..8c3cbab223c 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2html/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2html/Makefile
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	pod2html
-
-${PROG}: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${PROG}.PL
-
-${PROG}.1: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.OBJDIR}/../pod2man/pod2man ${PROG}.PL > ${PROG}.1
+SCRIPTS=pod2html
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-${PROG}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/pod/${PROG}.PL
-	cp -p ${.OODATE} ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2latex/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2latex/Makefile
index b2ea8b356d1..ad0bec1dc45 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2latex/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2latex/Makefile
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	pod2latex
-
+SCRIPTS=pod2latex
 NOMAN=	true
 
-${PROG}: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${PROG}.PL
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-${PROG}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/pod/${PROG}.PL
-	cp -p ${.OODATE} ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2man/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2man/Makefile
index 37cc2e65e52..0d448894345 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2man/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2man/Makefile
@@ -2,16 +2,8 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	pod2man
+SCRIPTS=pod2man
 
-${PROG}: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${PROG}.PL
-
-${PROG}.1: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.OBJDIR}/../pod2man/pod2man ${PROG}.PL \
-		> ${PROG}.1
+.ORDER: pod2man pod2man.1
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-${PROG}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/pod/${PROG}.PL
-	cp -p ${.OODATE} ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2text/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2text/Makefile
index 80cbb5727d9..1ad926739d5 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2text/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/pod/pod2text/Makefile
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	pod2text
-
+SCRIPTS=pod2text
 NOMAN=	true
 
-${PROG}: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${PROG}.PL
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-${PROG}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/pod/${PROG}.PL
-	cp -p ${.OODATE} ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/Makefile.inc b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/Makefile.inc
index a82b1ce6534..80b2f6f7b2d 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/Makefile.inc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/Makefile.inc
@@ -9,16 +9,20 @@ PERL5LIBSRC=	${.CURDIR}/../../libperl
 
 MINIPERLOPT?=	-I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl/lib -I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl -I${PERL5SRC}
 
-${PROG}: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.OODATE}
+.if defined(SCRIPTS)
+.if !defined(NOMAN)
+MAN=	${SCRIPTS}.1
+.endif
 
-${PROG}.1: ${PROG}.PL
+${SCRIPTS}: ${SCRIPTS}.PL
+	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.ALLSRC}
+
+${SCRIPTS}.1: ${SCRIPTS}.PL
 	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} \
-		${.OBJDIR}/../../pod/pod2man/pod2man ${.OODATE} > ${.TARGET}
+		${.OBJDIR}/../../pod/pod2man/pod2man ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
-${PROG}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/utils/${PROG}.PL
-	ln -sf ${.OODATE} ${.TARGET}
+${SCRIPTS}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/utils/${SCRIPTS}.PL
+	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
-CLEANFILES+=	${PROG}.1 ${PROG}.PL pstruct
-
-STRIP=
+CLEANFILES+=	${SCRIPTS} ${SCRIPTS}.1 ${SCRIPTS}.PL pstruct
+.endif
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/c2ph/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/c2ph/Makefile
index 0225a28f249..c2b780b23bc 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/c2ph/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/c2ph/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	c2ph
+SCRIPTS=c2ph
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/dprofpp/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/dprofpp/Makefile
index 5ffdfcc91a3..8b289e1c6cd 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/dprofpp/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/dprofpp/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	dprofpp
+SCRIPTS=dprofpp
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/h2ph/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/h2ph/Makefile
index 6951a3b4d84..6d3c51ec968 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/h2ph/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/h2ph/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	h2ph
+SCRIPTS=h2ph
 
 beforedepend all:	scripts
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ beforedepend all:	scripts
 
 afterinstall:
 	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/include; \
-	${MINIPERL} -I${.OBJDIR}/lib ${.OBJDIR}/${PROG} -d \
+	${MINIPERL} -I${.OBJDIR}/lib ${.OBJDIR}/${SCRIPTS} -d \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/libdata/perl/${VERSION}/mach * */*
 
 .PATH:	${PERL5SRC}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/h2xs/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/h2xs/Makefile
index fa635dbe864..a45a92619fe 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/h2xs/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/h2xs/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	h2xs
+SCRIPTS=h2xs
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlbc/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlbc/Makefile
index 47a247d0689..ec0fa29e442 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlbc/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlbc/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	perlbc
+SCRIPTS=perlbc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlbug/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlbug/Makefile
index baea837bb2e..f258f55ebf7 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlbug/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlbug/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	perlbug
+SCRIPTS=perlbug
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlcc/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlcc/Makefile
index 02ce3a3ef07..b38ab85f71b 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlcc/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perlcc/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	perlcc
+SCRIPTS=perlcc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perldoc/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perldoc/Makefile
index 5d55722414f..91ef5121b21 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perldoc/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/perldoc/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	perldoc
+SCRIPTS=perldoc
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/pl2pm/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/pl2pm/Makefile
index fea06a33d29..d5b3ff4efbe 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/pl2pm/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/pl2pm/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	pl2pm
+SCRIPTS=pl2pm
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/splain/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/splain/Makefile
index b05337e16b6..ab1ae5990e9 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/splain/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/utils/splain/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	splain
+SCRIPTS=splain
 NOMAN=	true
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/Makefile.inc b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/Makefile.inc
index 7f8371ceb29..fb78cfff251 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/Makefile.inc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/Makefile.inc
@@ -4,10 +4,25 @@
 
 PERL5SRC=	${.CURDIR}/../../../../../contrib/perl5
 PERL5LIBSRC=	${.CURDIR}/../../libperl
-MINIPERLOPT?=	-I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl/lib -I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl
-
-LDFLAGS+=	-L${.OBJDIR}/../../libperl
-
-STRIP=
 
 .include "../Makefile.inc"
+
+MINIPERLOPT?=	-I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl/lib -I${.OBJDIR}/../../perl
+
+.if defined(SCRIPTS)
+.if !defined(NOMAN)
+MAN=	${SCRIPTS}.1
+.endif
+
+${SCRIPTS}: ${SCRIPTS}.PL
+	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.ALLSRC}
+
+${SCRIPTS}.1: ${SCRIPTS}.PL
+	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} \
+		${.OBJDIR}/../../pod/pod2man/pod2man ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
+
+${SCRIPTS}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/x2p/${SCRIPTS}.PL
+	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+
+CLEANFILES+=	${SCRIPTS} ${SCRIPTS}.1 ${SCRIPTS}.PL
+.endif
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/find2pl/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/find2pl/Makefile
index 5453d5e6ff7..ff5a1592a45 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/find2pl/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/find2pl/Makefile
@@ -2,18 +2,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	find2perl
+SCRIPTS=find2perl
 NOMAN=	true
 
-${PROG}: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.OODATE}
-
-${PROG}.1: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.OBJDIR}/../../pod/pod2man/pod2man ${.OODATE} > ${.TARGET}
-
-CLEANFILES+=	${PROG}.1 ${PROG}.PL
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-${PROG}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/x2p/${PROG}.PL
-	@ln -sf ${.OODATE} ${.TARGET}
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/s2pl/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/s2pl/Makefile
index 63e6062f222..e10e30cd83b 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/s2pl/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/perl/x2p/s2pl/Makefile
@@ -2,17 +2,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
-PROG=	s2p
-
-${PROG}: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.OODATE}
-
-${PROG}.1: ${PROG}.PL
-	${MINIPERL} ${MINIPERLOPT} ${.OBJDIR}/../../pod/pod2man/pod2man ${.OODATE} > ${.TARGET}
-
-CLEANFILES+=	${PROG}.1 ${PROG}.PL
+SCRIPTS=s2p
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-${PROG}.PL: ${PERL5SRC}/x2p/${PROG}.PL
-	@ln -sf ${.OODATE} ${.TARGET}