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-rw-r--r--devel/ElectricFence/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/ElectricFence/pkg-comment1
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-rw-r--r--devel/flux/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/freescope/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/hypersrc/Makefile1
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-rw-r--r--devel/id-utils/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/idutils/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/idutils/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/jam/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/jam/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/kimwitu++/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/kimwitu++/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/lbpp/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/lbpp/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/leoarg/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/leoarg/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libU77/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libU77/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libafterbase/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libafterbase/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libargparse/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/libast/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libast/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libavl/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libavl/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libcache/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libcache/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libcii/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libcii/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libedit/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libedit/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libgetline/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libgetline/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libghthash/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libghthash/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libmba/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libmba/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/liboop/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/liboop/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libshbuf/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libshbuf/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libshhmsg/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libshhmsg/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libshhopt/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libshhopt/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libtecla/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libtecla/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libtool/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libtool/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libtool13/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/libtool14/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libtool14/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libtool15/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libtool15/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/libxalloc/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/libxalloc/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/lightning/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/lightning/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/linguist/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/linguist/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/linux_devtools-6/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/linux_devtools-6/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/linux_devtools-7/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/linux_devtools-7/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/linux_devtools/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/linux_devtools/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/log4c/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/log4c/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/lwp/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/lwp/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/m4/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/m4/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/make++/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/make++/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/mob/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/mob/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/mprof/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/mprof/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/ocaml-findlib/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/ocaml-findlib/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/openzz/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/openzz/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Agent/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Agent/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Alias/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Alias/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-C-Scan/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-C-Scan/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Class-Generate/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Class-Generate/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Class-Singleton/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Class-Singleton/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Config-Ini/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Config-Ini/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-ConfigReader/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-ConfigReader/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-DateConvert/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-DateConvert/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Devel-DProf/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Devel-Peek/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-File-Binary/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-File-Binary/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-File-Cache/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-File-Cache/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-File-Slurp/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-FreezeThaw/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-FreezeThaw/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-IO-Stty/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-IO-Stty/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-IPC-Cache/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-IPC-Cache/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Include/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Include/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Inline-Java/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Ioctl/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Ioctl/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Make/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Make/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-PPerl/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-PV/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-PV/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/Makefile1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Penguin/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Penguin/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-PerlMenu/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-PerlMenu/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Religion/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Religion/pkg-comment1
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-rw-r--r--devel/p5-ResourcePool/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-String-Checker/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-String-Checker/pkg-comment1
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-rw-r--r--devel/p5-String-LRC/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-String-Parity/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-String-Random/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-String-RexxParse/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-String-RexxParse/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Term-Query/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Term-Query/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Term-Screen/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Term-Screen/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Time/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-Time/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-TraceFuncs/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p5-TraceFuncs/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/p65/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/p65/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/parrot/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--devel/parrot/pkg-comment1
-rw-r--r--devel/pccts/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/pcre++/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/pedisassem/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/perltidy/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/projectcenter.app/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/prototype/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/py-ansistyle/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/py-ciphon/Makefile2
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-rw-r--r--devel/ups-debug/Makefile2
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404 files changed, 202 insertions, 386 deletions
diff --git a/devel/ElectricFence/Makefile b/devel/ElectricFence/Makefile
index 152cbab74ec2..38dacd6878d7 100644
--- a/devel/ElectricFence/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ElectricFence/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ DISTNAME= ElectricFence-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Debugging malloc() that uses the VM hardware to detect buffer overruns
-
INSTALLS_SHLIB=
CFLAGS+= -D__USE_BSD
MAN3= efence.3
diff --git a/devel/ElectricFence/pkg-comment b/devel/ElectricFence/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15c029fe1151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ElectricFence/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Debugging malloc() that uses the VM hardware to detect buffer overruns
diff --git a/devel/SpecTcl/Makefile b/devel/SpecTcl/Makefile
index b46f47862dbb..83e9fb414811 100644
--- a/devel/SpecTcl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/SpecTcl/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Free drag-and-drop GUI builder for Tk and Java from Sun
-
RUN_DEPENDS= wish8.0:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/tk80
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/SpecTcl/pkg-comment b/devel/SpecTcl/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..03265f26c16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/SpecTcl/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Free drag-and-drop GUI builder for Tk and Java from Sun
diff --git a/devel/adacurses/Makefile b/devel/adacurses/Makefile
index a3903cc8f0d9..8eb31d3efda9 100644
--- a/devel/adacurses/Makefile
+++ b/devel/adacurses/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= ncurses-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Curses library for Ada
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= gnat:${PORTSDIR}/lang/gnat
.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
diff --git a/devel/adacurses/pkg-comment b/devel/adacurses/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b5bfb0629f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/adacurses/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Curses library for Ada
diff --git a/devel/alf/Makefile b/devel/alf/Makefile
index d2eddf2ace83..271f1f4a49ba 100644
--- a/devel/alf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/alf/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= largefiles
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Abstract Large File
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
USE_LIBTOOL= yes
diff --git a/devel/alf/pkg-comment b/devel/alf/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00025b3d72af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/alf/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Abstract Large File
diff --git a/devel/allegro-devel/Makefile b/devel/allegro-devel/Makefile
index fbe7c7280ccc..fa2dcf9112cf 100644
--- a/devel/allegro-devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/allegro-devel/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= allegro
PORTVERSION= 4.0.2
PORTREVISION= 1
-PORTCOMMENT= A cross-platform library for games and multimedia programming
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= ${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE}
MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= alleg
diff --git a/devel/allegro-devel/pkg-comment b/devel/allegro-devel/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c84e8a1fd53f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/allegro-devel/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A cross-platform library for games and multimedia programming
diff --git a/devel/allegro/Makefile b/devel/allegro/Makefile
index fbe7c7280ccc..fa2dcf9112cf 100644
--- a/devel/allegro/Makefile
+++ b/devel/allegro/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= allegro
PORTVERSION= 4.0.2
PORTREVISION= 1
-PORTCOMMENT= A cross-platform library for games and multimedia programming
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= ${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE}
MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= alleg
diff --git a/devel/allegro/pkg-comment b/devel/allegro/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c84e8a1fd53f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/allegro/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A cross-platform library for games and multimedia programming
diff --git a/devel/asl/Makefile b/devel/asl/Makefile
index 9b61c068965d..6404fac5c855 100644
--- a/devel/asl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/asl/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= devel/lang/assemblers
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Assembler for a variety of microcontrollers/-processors
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
MAN1= asl.1 p2bin.1 p2hex.1 pbind.1 plist.1
diff --git a/devel/asl/pkg-comment b/devel/asl/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19e2a28f6bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/asl/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Assembler for a variety of microcontrollers/-processors
diff --git a/devel/autodia/Makefile b/devel/autodia/Makefile
index 71a4fd225b4d..a9c5580321a8 100644
--- a/devel/autodia/Makefile
+++ b/devel/autodia/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= AutoDia-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Automatic Dia XML - from Source Code and Data
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${PERL_SITELIBDIR}/${PERL_ARCH}/Template.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-Template-Toolkit \
${PERL_SITELIBDIR}/Inline.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Inline \
${PERL_SITELIBDIR}/Inline/Java.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Inline-Java
diff --git a/devel/autodia/pkg-comment b/devel/autodia/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3272a2d843b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/autodia/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Automatic Dia XML - from Source Code and Data
diff --git a/devel/autogen/Makefile b/devel/autogen/Makefile
index 0d332f89709f..740c9ec94205 100644
--- a/devel/autogen/Makefile
+++ b/devel/autogen/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= autogen
PORTVERSION= 5.4.7
-PORTCOMMENT= The Automated Program Generator
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= ${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE} \
${MASTER_SITE_GNU}
diff --git a/devel/autogen/pkg-comment b/devel/autogen/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb4e6b95385d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/autogen/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The Automated Program Generator
diff --git a/devel/avltree/Makefile b/devel/avltree/Makefile
index 28ee6828e2f4..16ee35597456 100644
--- a/devel/avltree/Makefile
+++ b/devel/avltree/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://odin.compchem.ucsf.edu/pub/amber/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= An in-memory index w/ binary and string keys and key counts
-
MAN3= avltree.3
MANCOMPRESSED= yes
diff --git a/devel/avltree/pkg-comment b/devel/avltree/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b445082dc2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/avltree/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An in-memory index w/ binary and string keys and key counts
diff --git a/devel/bison-devel/Makefile b/devel/bison-devel/Makefile
index e52a69140bfb..11f745cdd8fe 100644
--- a/devel/bison-devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/bison-devel/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
-
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
BUILD_DEPENDS= gm4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/m4
diff --git a/devel/bison-devel/pkg-comment b/devel/bison-devel/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0850f8a7b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/bison-devel/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
diff --git a/devel/bison/Makefile b/devel/bison/Makefile
index e52a69140bfb..11f745cdd8fe 100644
--- a/devel/bison/Makefile
+++ b/devel/bison/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
-
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
BUILD_DEPENDS= gm4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/m4
diff --git a/devel/bison/pkg-comment b/devel/bison/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0850f8a7b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/bison/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
diff --git a/devel/bison175/Makefile b/devel/bison175/Makefile
index e52a69140bfb..11f745cdd8fe 100644
--- a/devel/bison175/Makefile
+++ b/devel/bison175/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
-
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
BUILD_DEPENDS= gm4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/m4
diff --git a/devel/bison175/pkg-comment b/devel/bison175/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0850f8a7b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/bison175/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
diff --git a/devel/bison1875/Makefile b/devel/bison1875/Makefile
index e52a69140bfb..11f745cdd8fe 100644
--- a/devel/bison1875/Makefile
+++ b/devel/bison1875/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
-
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
BUILD_DEPENDS= gm4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/m4
diff --git a/devel/bison1875/pkg-comment b/devel/bison1875/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0850f8a7b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/bison1875/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
diff --git a/devel/bison2/Makefile b/devel/bison2/Makefile
index e52a69140bfb..11f745cdd8fe 100644
--- a/devel/bison2/Makefile
+++ b/devel/bison2/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
-
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
BUILD_DEPENDS= gm4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/m4
diff --git a/devel/bison2/pkg-comment b/devel/bison2/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0850f8a7b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/bison2/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
diff --git a/devel/bison20/Makefile b/devel/bison20/Makefile
index e52a69140bfb..11f745cdd8fe 100644
--- a/devel/bison20/Makefile
+++ b/devel/bison20/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
-
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
BUILD_DEPENDS= gm4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/m4
diff --git a/devel/bison20/pkg-comment b/devel/bison20/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0850f8a7b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/bison20/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A parser generator from FSF, (mostly) compatible with Yacc
diff --git a/devel/c_parser/Makefile b/devel/c_parser/Makefile
index ef4f33284e87..6c99eb4ff887 100644
--- a/devel/c_parser/Makefile
+++ b/devel/c_parser/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.mazumdar.demon.co.uk/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A C99 Parser
-
NO_WRKSUBDIR= yes
do-install:
diff --git a/devel/c_parser/pkg-comment b/devel/c_parser/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66a4cfd4561b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/c_parser/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A C99 Parser
diff --git a/devel/cdk/Makefile b/devel/cdk/Makefile
index 6ee54b126faf..f1592c4cdabf 100644
--- a/devel/cdk/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cdk/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTFILES= cdk.tar.gz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Curses Development Kit for speedy development of full screen programs
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
ALL_TARGET= default
diff --git a/devel/cdk/pkg-comment b/devel/cdk/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8b0ccf649cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cdk/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Curses Development Kit for speedy development of full screen programs
diff --git a/devel/cflow2vcg/Makefile b/devel/cflow2vcg/Makefile
index f5a82834c42c..35320c44c588 100644
--- a/devel/cflow2vcg/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cflow2vcg/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Convert the result of the cflow utility in a VCG format
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/cflow2vcg/pkg-comment b/devel/cflow2vcg/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca1d8364fbb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cflow2vcg/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert the result of the cflow utility in a VCG format
diff --git a/devel/cook/Makefile b/devel/cook/Makefile
index 3d469fdf0f0c..9ca46053a6bf 100644
--- a/devel/cook/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cook/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/cook/
MAINTAINER= ports@freebsd.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Like make(1), but more powerful and clean
-
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/cook/pkg-comment b/devel/cook/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c61402bfb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cook/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Like make(1), but more powerful and clean
diff --git a/devel/cproto/Makefile b/devel/cproto/Makefile
index 5d42aa1e532c..05e1f8b86db9 100644
--- a/devel/cproto/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cproto/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= cproto
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Generate C function prototypes and convert function definitions
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= YES
MAN1= cproto.1
diff --git a/devel/cproto/pkg-comment b/devel/cproto/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19104911a068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cproto/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generate C function prototypes and convert function definitions
diff --git a/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2-pdcurses/Makefile b/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2-pdcurses/Makefile
index 28dab9b046f2..08112e8915a9 100644
--- a/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2-pdcurses/Makefile
+++ b/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2-pdcurses/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= pdc22
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= PD curses for crossgo32 crosscompiler with djgpp v2 libraries
-
RUN_DEPENDS= i386-go32-stubify:${PORTSDIR}/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2
USE_ZIP= yes
diff --git a/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2-pdcurses/pkg-comment b/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2-pdcurses/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc82c6080d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2-pdcurses/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PD curses for crossgo32 crosscompiler with djgpp v2 libraries
diff --git a/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2/Makefile b/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2/Makefile
index e8cc50b13fea..50c73551fb3f 100644
--- a/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2/Makefile
+++ b/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= djcrx201
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= DJGPP V2 libraries and compatability for crossgo32 crosscompiler
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= i386-go32-gcc:${PORTSDIR}/devel/crossgo32
RUN_DEPENDS= i386-go32-gcc:${PORTSDIR}/devel/crossgo32
diff --git a/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2/pkg-comment b/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f63e7c937845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/crossgo32-djgpp2/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DJGPP V2 libraries and compatability for crossgo32 crosscompiler
diff --git a/devel/crossgo32/Makefile b/devel/crossgo32/Makefile
index 50ee26683bec..83d23da9ebe4 100644
--- a/devel/crossgo32/Makefile
+++ b/devel/crossgo32/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ DISTFILES= ${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX} dosrel-1.0${EXTRACT_SUFX}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Cross Development Environment for 32-bit DOS
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
CONFIGURE_ARGS= --target=${TARGET}
USE_GMAKE= yes
diff --git a/devel/crossgo32/pkg-comment b/devel/crossgo32/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57d72996d0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/crossgo32/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Cross Development Environment for 32-bit DOS
diff --git a/devel/cs/Makefile b/devel/cs/Makefile
index 2273d145dd76..9c0452b70594 100644
--- a/devel/cs/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cs/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DIST_SUBDIR= cs/0.5-19990925
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Interactively examine C source code
-
ALL_TARGET= cs
MAN1= cs.1
diff --git a/devel/cs/pkg-comment b/devel/cs/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69265375c2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cs/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Interactively examine C source code
diff --git a/devel/cvs2p4/Makefile b/devel/cvs2p4/Makefile
index ee389178df65..3431eb158589 100644
--- a/devel/cvs2p4/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cvs2p4/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tar
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= CVS to Perforce Converter
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
REINPLACE_ARGS= -i ""
NO_BUILD= yes
diff --git a/devel/cvs2p4/pkg-comment b/devel/cvs2p4/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c18d19053e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cvs2p4/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CVS to Perforce Converter
diff --git a/devel/cvsadmin/Makefile b/devel/cvsadmin/Makefile
index cb99f98aa794..5843a6d0b1ea 100644
--- a/devel/cvsadmin/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cvsadmin/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.cooptel.qc.ca/~limitln/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A simple program to administrate users of a CVS repository
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
MAN1= cvsadmin.1
diff --git a/devel/cvsadmin/pkg-comment b/devel/cvsadmin/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d06371c76d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cvsadmin/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A simple program to administrate users of a CVS repository
diff --git a/devel/cvsd/Makefile b/devel/cvsd/Makefile
index d68498f14aca..73e88f2d9870 100644
--- a/devel/cvsd/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cvsd/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://tiefighter.et.tudelft.nl/~arthur/cvsd/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= cvs pserver daemon
-
LIB_DEPENDS= gnugetopt.1:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libgnugetopt
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/cvsd/pkg-comment b/devel/cvsd/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..204cf1d9b3f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cvsd/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cvs pserver daemon
diff --git a/devel/cvsplot/Makefile b/devel/cvsplot/Makefile
index 1fb60a5bf611..a448120bf54c 100644
--- a/devel/cvsplot/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cvsplot/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A perl script which analyses the history of a CVS-managed project
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/Date/Manip.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Date-Manip \
gnuplot:${PORTSDIR}/math/gnuplot
diff --git a/devel/cvsplot/pkg-comment b/devel/cvsplot/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22725bcceb94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cvsplot/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A perl script which analyses the history of a CVS-managed project
diff --git a/devel/cvsps-devel/Makefile b/devel/cvsps-devel/Makefile
index 10695dd6f7c5..542bab93291c 100644
--- a/devel/cvsps-devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cvsps-devel/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= cvsps
PORTVERSION= 1.3.3
-PORTCOMMENT= CVS patchsets
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.cobite.com/cvsps/
diff --git a/devel/cvsps-devel/pkg-comment b/devel/cvsps-devel/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ddad4e9a7b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cvsps-devel/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CVS patchsets
diff --git a/devel/cvsps/Makefile b/devel/cvsps/Makefile
index 10695dd6f7c5..542bab93291c 100644
--- a/devel/cvsps/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cvsps/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= cvsps
PORTVERSION= 1.3.3
-PORTCOMMENT= CVS patchsets
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.cobite.com/cvsps/
diff --git a/devel/cvsps/pkg-comment b/devel/cvsps/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ddad4e9a7b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cvsps/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CVS patchsets
diff --git a/devel/cxref/Makefile b/devel/cxref/Makefile
index 35e662f88898..301a5809d8cb 100644
--- a/devel/cxref/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cxref/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= C program cross-referencing & documentation tool
-
USE_GMAKE= yes
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/cxref/pkg-comment b/devel/cxref/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f278235fb2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/cxref/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+C program cross-referencing & documentation tool
diff --git a/devel/dia2code/Makefile b/devel/dia2code/Makefile
index 690d88e5b743..4b368df4eedb 100644
--- a/devel/dia2code/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dia2code/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A small utility used to generate code from a Dia diagram
-
LIB_DEPENDS= xml2.5:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/libxml2
XML_CONFIG= ${LOCALBASE}/bin/xml2-config
diff --git a/devel/dia2code/pkg-comment b/devel/dia2code/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e295de877cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/dia2code/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A small utility used to generate code from a Dia diagram
diff --git a/devel/dmake/Makefile b/devel/dmake/Makefile
index 79fd15a8648e..c7278290c361 100644
--- a/devel/dmake/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dmake/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-v${PORTVERSION}-src-export.all-unknown-all
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Another hyper make utility
-
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
USE_REINPLACE= yes
USE_GMAKE= yes
diff --git a/devel/dmake/pkg-comment b/devel/dmake/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7096a8a89dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/dmake/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Another hyper make utility
diff --git a/devel/dotconf/Makefile b/devel/dotconf/Makefile
index b127448be095..acf769d08a46 100644
--- a/devel/dotconf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dotconf/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.azzit.de/dotconf/download/v1.0/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A simple, powerful configuration-file parser
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
CONFIGURE_TARGET= --build=${ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
diff --git a/devel/dotconf/pkg-comment b/devel/dotconf/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2908deb7be63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/dotconf/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A simple, powerful configuration-file parser
diff --git a/devel/ebnf2yacc/Makefile b/devel/ebnf2yacc/Makefile
index 04fe1afd35b0..477c07fa60db 100644
--- a/devel/ebnf2yacc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ebnf2yacc/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= EBNF to YACC
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/ebnf2yacc/pkg-comment b/devel/ebnf2yacc/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae5237ff9e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ebnf2yacc/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EBNF to YACC
diff --git a/devel/eboxy/Makefile b/devel/eboxy/Makefile
index ac32c9fe07b2..2a9db9cd9fdb 100644
--- a/devel/eboxy/Makefile
+++ b/devel/eboxy/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= eboxy
PORTVERSION= 0.3.3
-PORTCOMMENT= Create simple GUI interfaces for entertainment PC
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= ${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE} \
http://www.bluelightning.org/ebox/files/eboxy/
diff --git a/devel/eboxy/pkg-comment b/devel/eboxy/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88603eca92b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/eboxy/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Create simple GUI interfaces for entertainment PC
diff --git a/devel/ecgi/Makefile b/devel/ecgi/Makefile
index ca60912708a2..8df00fb0cfda 100644
--- a/devel/ecgi/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ecgi/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= lib${PORTNAME}_${PORTVERSION}.orig
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A library for the creation of CGI-based Web applications
-
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/ecgi/pkg-comment b/devel/ecgi/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..403c9e7ae974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ecgi/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A library for the creation of CGI-based Web applications
diff --git a/devel/elfio/Makefile b/devel/elfio/Makefile
index 593f603232d0..e98d0c63710a 100644
--- a/devel/elfio/Makefile
+++ b/devel/elfio/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) reader and producer
-
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/ELFIO/ELFIO
MAKEFILE= makefile
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/elfio/pkg-comment b/devel/elfio/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0baeb152f0b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/elfio/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) reader and producer
diff --git a/devel/elftoaout/Makefile b/devel/elftoaout/Makefile
index 5b5080c6d445..66a88f8baa2f 100644
--- a/devel/elftoaout/Makefile
+++ b/devel/elftoaout/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= ELF to a.out conversion tool by Jakub Jelinek and Pete Zaitcev
-
MAKE_ARGS= CC="${CC}" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
MAN1= elftoaout.1
diff --git a/devel/elftoaout/pkg-comment b/devel/elftoaout/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..32f4510e080c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/elftoaout/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ELF to a.out conversion tool by Jakub Jelinek and Pete Zaitcev
diff --git a/devel/f77flow/Makefile b/devel/f77flow/Makefile
index 84033c3419f4..a5104355b5f7 100644
--- a/devel/f77flow/Makefile
+++ b/devel/f77flow/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= devel/lang/fortran
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Analyze the structure of a fortran77 program
-
ALL_TARGET=
MAN1= flow.1
diff --git a/devel/f77flow/pkg-comment b/devel/f77flow/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2adb9fa4185d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/f77flow/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Analyze the structure of a fortran77 program
diff --git a/devel/ffcall/Makefile b/devel/ffcall/Makefile
index 93327a1756e2..28a9c0cf3d04 100644
--- a/devel/ffcall/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ffcall/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.santafe.edu/pub/gnu/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Foreign function call libraries
-
USE_GMAKE= yes
USE_LIBTOOL= yes
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
diff --git a/devel/ffcall/pkg-comment b/devel/ffcall/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..060b1e3169db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ffcall/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Foreign function call libraries
diff --git a/devel/flick/Makefile b/devel/flick/Makefile
index 9774c423b57b..6ca2bde6521d 100644
--- a/devel/flick/Makefile
+++ b/devel/flick/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ DISTFILES= ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-src.tar.gz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= The Flexible IDL Compiler Kit
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
USE_GMAKE= yes
MAKEFILE= GNUmakefile
diff --git a/devel/flick/pkg-comment b/devel/flick/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c341f258a8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/flick/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The Flexible IDL Compiler Kit
diff --git a/devel/flux/Makefile b/devel/flux/Makefile
index a7f2eb1adff1..254bb778acdb 100644
--- a/devel/flux/Makefile
+++ b/devel/flux/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.copyleft.no/projects/fluxlib/ \
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= High-level C library for development purposes
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
USE_GMAKE= yes
USE_AUTOMAKE_VER=14
diff --git a/devel/flux/pkg-comment b/devel/flux/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ce73d0a7159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/flux/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+High-level C library for development purposes
diff --git a/devel/freescope/Makefile b/devel/freescope/Makefile
index 59cf6ba930c6..a9bea9a1dd23 100644
--- a/devel/freescope/Makefile
+++ b/devel/freescope/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}-${PORTVERSION:E}.src
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Source code browsing on UNIX-like operating systems
-
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/freescope/pkg-comment b/devel/freescope/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f79755e0e1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/freescope/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Source code browsing on UNIX-like operating systems
diff --git a/devel/ftnchek/Makefile b/devel/ftnchek/Makefile
index 6bc227f5267c..6e653a2afd71 100644
--- a/devel/ftnchek/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ftnchek/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ DISTFILES= ${PORTNAME}.tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Fortran 77 semantic checking utility
-
MAN1= dcl2inc.1 ftnchek.1
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/ftnchek/pkg-comment b/devel/ftnchek/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..29eed2dc4aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ftnchek/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fortran 77 semantic checking utility
diff --git a/devel/g2c/Makefile b/devel/g2c/Makefile
index aed8d38fe966..d2926ce2d42f 100644
--- a/devel/g2c/Makefile
+++ b/devel/g2c/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Glade to C translator
-
BROKEN= "Configure fails"
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/g2c/pkg-comment b/devel/g2c/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b297e948a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/g2c/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Glade to C translator
diff --git a/devel/gettext/Makefile b/devel/gettext/Makefile
index 10f8ff03469e..90b7d20bc0d3 100644
--- a/devel/gettext/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gettext/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= gettext
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= GNU gettext package
-
LIB_DEPENDS= iconv.3:${PORTSDIR}/converters/libiconv \
expat.4:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/expat2
diff --git a/devel/gettext/pkg-comment b/devel/gettext/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..03f01568ee37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gettext/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GNU gettext package
diff --git a/devel/getxml/Makefile b/devel/getxml/Makefile
index 21f28f774af1..2300164b1317 100644
--- a/devel/getxml/Makefile
+++ b/devel/getxml/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= toutdoux
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= An XML internationalization tool
-
LIB_DEPENDS= xml.5:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/libxml
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/getxml/pkg-comment b/devel/getxml/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c9d29a9fa6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/getxml/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An XML internationalization tool
diff --git a/devel/gindent/Makefile b/devel/gindent/Makefile
index 4965dfa8dcfe..d1d0c2c2e566 100644
--- a/devel/gindent/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gindent/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ DISTNAME= indent-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= GNU indent
-
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/gindent/pkg-comment b/devel/gindent/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2882b02bd03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gindent/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GNU indent
diff --git a/devel/gmake/Makefile b/devel/gmake/Makefile
index 3856192e4999..1e2090a80949 100644
--- a/devel/gmake/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gmake/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= make-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= GNU version of 'make' utility
-
.if !defined(WITHOUT_NLS)
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
.endif
diff --git a/devel/gmake/pkg-comment b/devel/gmake/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f717bb510a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gmake/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GNU version of 'make' utility
diff --git a/devel/gmake381/Makefile b/devel/gmake381/Makefile
index 3856192e4999..1e2090a80949 100644
--- a/devel/gmake381/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gmake381/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= make-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= GNU version of 'make' utility
-
.if !defined(WITHOUT_NLS)
LIB_DEPENDS= intl.4:${PORTSDIR}/devel/gettext
.endif
diff --git a/devel/gmake381/pkg-comment b/devel/gmake381/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f717bb510a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gmake381/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GNU version of 'make' utility
diff --git a/devel/gnu-libtool/Makefile b/devel/gnu-libtool/Makefile
index e4030217213f..a2ee543ab5ee 100644
--- a/devel/gnu-libtool/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gnu-libtool/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= libtool
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Generic shared library support script
-
# This port has not been upgraded to 1.4 because it is used by about 30% of
# the ports collection, and more testing is needed. If someone can supply a
# working patch then it will be upgraded.
diff --git a/devel/gnu-libtool/pkg-comment b/devel/gnu-libtool/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c64215ed2fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gnu-libtool/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic shared library support script
diff --git a/devel/gtgt/Makefile b/devel/gtgt/Makefile
index 78b4a575328b..a43906b6549d 100644
--- a/devel/gtgt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gtgt/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= General (or GNU) template generation tools
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/gtgt/pkg-comment b/devel/gtgt/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee1d647ac6e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/gtgt/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+General (or GNU) template generation tools
diff --git a/devel/happydoc/Makefile b/devel/happydoc/Makefile
index 4b4e5eb4b1c8..76a8d0247bed 100644
--- a/devel/happydoc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/happydoc/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= HappyDoc_r${PORTVERSION:S/./_/g}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A tool for extracting documentation from Python source code
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
USE_PYDISTUTILS= yes
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME:S/_r/-r/}
diff --git a/devel/happydoc/pkg-comment b/devel/happydoc/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f127d06e5c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/happydoc/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A tool for extracting documentation from Python source code
diff --git a/devel/hs-c2hs/Makefile b/devel/hs-c2hs/Makefile
index c4a6705ad15e..b7642aa7b6e1 100644
--- a/devel/hs-c2hs/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-c2hs/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
PORTNAME= c2hs
PORTVERSION= 0.10.17
-PORTCOMMENT= C->Haskell, an Interface Generator for Haskell
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~chak/haskell/c2hs/
PKGNAMEPREFIX= hs-
diff --git a/devel/hs-c2hs/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-c2hs/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97646c051237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-c2hs/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+C->Haskell, an Interface Generator for Haskell
diff --git a/devel/hs-drift/Makefile b/devel/hs-drift/Makefile
index cfe6ddac4096..4cf59913621f 100644
--- a/devel/hs-drift/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-drift/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
PORTNAME= drift
PORTVERSION= 2.0.r3
-PORTCOMMENT= A type sensitive preprocessor for Haskell
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://repetae.net/john/computer/haskell/DrIFT/
DISTNAME= DrIFT-${PORTVERSION:S/.r/rc/}
diff --git a/devel/hs-drift/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-drift/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d21ba3549932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-drift/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A type sensitive preprocessor for Haskell
diff --git a/devel/hs-green-card/Makefile b/devel/hs-green-card/Makefile
index 7dca00f24369..9b1f877a96d2 100644
--- a/devel/hs-green-card/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-green-card/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= green-card
PORTVERSION= 2.04
PORTREVISION= 1
-PORTCOMMENT= A foreign function interface preprocessor for Haskell
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.galois.com/~sof/
DISTNAME= gc-${PORTVERSION}
diff --git a/devel/hs-green-card/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-green-card/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1740ffaefde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-green-card/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A foreign function interface preprocessor for Haskell
diff --git a/devel/hs-haddock/Makefile b/devel/hs-haddock/Makefile
index 8514f2110dfa..6f6f03761a63 100644
--- a/devel/hs-haddock/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-haddock/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
PORTNAME= haddock
PORTVERSION= 0.4
-PORTCOMMENT= A documentation tool for Haskell
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.haskell.org/haddock/
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-src
diff --git a/devel/hs-haddock/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-haddock/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b60bd6d16a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-haddock/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A documentation tool for Haskell
diff --git a/devel/hs-hat/Makefile b/devel/hs-hat/Makefile
index bc06e4600c73..579e0975d71e 100644
--- a/devel/hs-hat/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-hat/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
PORTNAME= hat
PORTVERSION= 2.00
-PORTCOMMENT= A source-level tracer for Haskell 98
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.cs.york.ac.uk/pub/haskell/${PORTNAME}/
PKGNAMEPREFIX= hs-
diff --git a/devel/hs-hat/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-hat/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5774fd106ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-hat/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A source-level tracer for Haskell 98
diff --git a/devel/hs-hdoc/Makefile b/devel/hs-hdoc/Makefile
index bc829d5a9f15..07606d202680 100644
--- a/devel/hs-hdoc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-hdoc/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
PORTNAME= hdoc
PORTVERSION= 0.8.2
-PORTCOMMENT= HTML documentation tool for Haskell
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~groessli/hdoc/
PKGNAMEPREFIX= hs-
diff --git a/devel/hs-hdoc/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-hdoc/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b67be14ed41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-hdoc/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+HTML documentation tool for Haskell
diff --git a/devel/hs-hpl/Makefile b/devel/hs-hpl/Makefile
index 1bddc294ef79..617a3018e53b 100644
--- a/devel/hs-hpl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-hpl/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= hpl
PORTVERSION= 0.3.3
PORTREVISION= 1
-PORTCOMMENT= Haskell Ports Library provides ports in Haskell
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~chak/haskell/ports/
DISTNAME= ports-${PORTVERSION}
diff --git a/devel/hs-hpl/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-hpl/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfeeb9448dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-hpl/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Haskell Ports Library provides ports in Haskell
diff --git a/devel/hs-idoc/Makefile b/devel/hs-idoc/Makefile
index af55f554a210..5ba4f5b667c8 100644
--- a/devel/hs-idoc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-idoc/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
PORTNAME= idoc
PORTVERSION= 0.2.5
-PORTCOMMENT= A No Frills Haskell Interface Documentation System
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~chak/haskell/idoc/
PKGNAMEPREFIX= hs-
diff --git a/devel/hs-idoc/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-idoc/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d67ec595035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-idoc/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A No Frills Haskell Interface Documentation System
diff --git a/devel/hs-popenhs/Makefile b/devel/hs-popenhs/Makefile
index 902ff4882cbc..8d2a4ab94c83 100644
--- a/devel/hs-popenhs/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-popenhs/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
PORTNAME= popenhs
PORTVERSION= 1.00.0
-PORTCOMMENT= A popen-like library for Haskell
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= http://www.haskell.org/~petersen/haskell/popenhs/
PKGNAMEPREFIX= hs-
diff --git a/devel/hs-popenhs/pkg-comment b/devel/hs-popenhs/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0a191a2b841a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hs-popenhs/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A popen-like library for Haskell
diff --git a/devel/hypersrc/Makefile b/devel/hypersrc/Makefile
index 0f092d350820..a5b81eef470f 100644
--- a/devel/hypersrc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hypersrc/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= hypersrc
PORTVERSION= 5.3.2
-PORTCOMMENT= Source code browser
CATEGORIES= devel
MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.jimbrooks.org/hypersrc/%SUBDIR%/
MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= latest old
diff --git a/devel/hypersrc/pkg-comment b/devel/hypersrc/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f3a50b6fdbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/hypersrc/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Source code browser
diff --git a/devel/id-utils/Makefile b/devel/id-utils/Makefile
index 38216fed4e78..2ebe765a8fcc 100644
--- a/devel/id-utils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/id-utils/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://alpha.gnu.org/pub/gnu/id-utils/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= The classic Berkeley gid/lid tools for looking up variables in code
-
# need to byte-compile a .el file
BUILD_DEPENDS= emacs:${PORTSDIR}/editors/emacs20
diff --git a/devel/id-utils/pkg-comment b/devel/id-utils/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..76a3649bcfd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/id-utils/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The classic Berkeley gid/lid tools for looking up variables in code
diff --git a/devel/idutils/Makefile b/devel/idutils/Makefile
index 38216fed4e78..2ebe765a8fcc 100644
--- a/devel/idutils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/idutils/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://alpha.gnu.org/pub/gnu/id-utils/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= The classic Berkeley gid/lid tools for looking up variables in code
-
# need to byte-compile a .el file
BUILD_DEPENDS= emacs:${PORTSDIR}/editors/emacs20
diff --git a/devel/idutils/pkg-comment b/devel/idutils/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..76a3649bcfd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/idutils/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The classic Berkeley gid/lid tools for looking up variables in code
diff --git a/devel/jam/Makefile b/devel/jam/Makefile
index 84886b023b37..a840ca67cf09 100644
--- a/devel/jam/Makefile
+++ b/devel/jam/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp1.perforce.com/pub/jam/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A build utility like make(1)
-
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= alpha i386
USE_ZIP= yes
diff --git a/devel/jam/pkg-comment b/devel/jam/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c334cfc5d5d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/jam/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A build utility like make(1)
diff --git a/devel/kimwitu++/Makefile b/devel/kimwitu++/Makefile
index 97644d7e06f5..3eae58220997 100644
--- a/devel/kimwitu++/Makefile
+++ b/devel/kimwitu++/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://site.informatik.hu-berlin.de/kimwitu++/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A tool for processing trees (i.e. terms)
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
USE_GMAKE= yes
diff --git a/devel/kimwitu++/pkg-comment b/devel/kimwitu++/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12e1aa304eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/kimwitu++/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A tool for processing trees (i.e. terms)
diff --git a/devel/lbpp/Makefile b/devel/lbpp/Makefile
index 6e9b863534b8..8d31142965a7 100644
--- a/devel/lbpp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/lbpp/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A front end to GCC from Liberty Basic source code
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
USE_BZIP2= yes
USE_GMAKE= yes
diff --git a/devel/lbpp/pkg-comment b/devel/lbpp/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..995839412f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/lbpp/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A front end to GCC from Liberty Basic source code
diff --git a/devel/leoarg/Makefile b/devel/leoarg/Makefile
index d60380369f06..da216585dbd5 100644
--- a/devel/leoarg/Makefile
+++ b/devel/leoarg/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= LeoArg-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A class for parsing command lines
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
CONFIGURE_TARGET= --build=${ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
diff --git a/devel/leoarg/pkg-comment b/devel/leoarg/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d617a30adaf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/leoarg/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A class for parsing command lines
diff --git a/devel/libU77/Makefile b/devel/libU77/Makefile
index 8e37f74617c6..9e3e28e7403a 100644
--- a/devel/libU77/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libU77/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.esc.auckland.ac.nz/People/Staff/Norris/src/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Adds Fortran intrinsics missing from f2c
-
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
pre-build:
diff --git a/devel/libU77/pkg-comment b/devel/libU77/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5eb828415724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libU77/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adds Fortran intrinsics missing from f2c
diff --git a/devel/libafterbase/Makefile b/devel/libafterbase/Makefile
index 1176a978a28b..6f6a5f07353c 100644
--- a/devel/libafterbase/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libafterbase/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= libAfterBase-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= AfterStep basic functionality library
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
USE_X_PREFIX= yes
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/libafterbase/pkg-comment b/devel/libafterbase/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ca7a15a6d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libafterbase/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+AfterStep basic functionality library
diff --git a/devel/libargparse/Makefile b/devel/libargparse/Makefile
index b7b1a6ec48d1..8682bca1df6d 100644
--- a/devel/libargparse/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libargparse/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= aqsis
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A command line argument parser library
-
USE_LIBTOOL= yes
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/libargparse/pkg-comment b/devel/libargparse/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e63198c12c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libargparse/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A command line argument parser library
diff --git a/devel/libast/Makefile b/devel/libast/Makefile
index 10be2a32ed9d..7ac9746a279b 100644
--- a/devel/libast/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libast/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.eterm.org/download/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A library of assorted spiffy things
-
LIB_DEPENDS= pcre.0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre \
Imlib2.1:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/imlib2
diff --git a/devel/libast/pkg-comment b/devel/libast/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..007d2c680642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libast/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A library of assorted spiffy things
diff --git a/devel/libavl/Makefile b/devel/libavl/Makefile
index 9e6df7b047cf..0eb07b43fa6c 100644
--- a/devel/libavl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libavl/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= avl-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A library for balanced binary trees
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/libavl/pkg-comment b/devel/libavl/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad0585839092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libavl/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A library for balanced binary trees
diff --git a/devel/libcache/Makefile b/devel/libcache/Makefile
index 24369cfc7e07..ecaf08ece953 100644
--- a/devel/libcache/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libcache/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.afro-productions.com/libcache/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= C library that allows a programmer to parse sentences easier
-
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
pre-build:
diff --git a/devel/libcache/pkg-comment b/devel/libcache/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b36e7e8fc2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libcache/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+C library that allows a programmer to parse sentences easier
diff --git a/devel/libcii/Makefile b/devel/libcii/Makefile
index 2d6078c2874c..d53102172634 100644
--- a/devel/libcii/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libcii/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ DISTNAME= cii11
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Library from "C Interfaces and Implementations" by David Hanson
-
NO_WRKSUBDIR= yes
MAKEFILE= makefile
diff --git a/devel/libcii/pkg-comment b/devel/libcii/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11c549512fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libcii/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Library from "C Interfaces and Implementations" by David Hanson
diff --git a/devel/libedit/Makefile b/devel/libedit/Makefile
index b1b7cc581894..960fc68fd39b 100644
--- a/devel/libedit/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libedit/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.canonware.com/download/libedit/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Command line editing library
-
USE_AUTOCONF= yes
CONFIGURE_ARGS= --disable-readline
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
diff --git a/devel/libedit/pkg-comment b/devel/libedit/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd6dda6d64ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libedit/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Command line editing library
diff --git a/devel/libgetline/Makefile b/devel/libgetline/Makefile
index ace927dc256b..58eda156a669 100644
--- a/devel/libgetline/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libgetline/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-39-src
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.Org
-PORTCOMMENT= A small, portable, and easy to use command line library
-
MAN3= getline.3
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/getline-39
diff --git a/devel/libgetline/pkg-comment b/devel/libgetline/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f1eedf531de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libgetline/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A small, portable, and easy to use command line library
diff --git a/devel/libghthash/Makefile b/devel/libghthash/Makefile
index 80dff1212253..e21526b4bcf3 100644
--- a/devel/libghthash/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libghthash/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.student.lu.se/~etn97ksi/sim_home/filer/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Generic Hash Table
-
USE_LIBTOOL= yes
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
diff --git a/devel/libghthash/pkg-comment b/devel/libghthash/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c90b710bdad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libghthash/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic Hash Table
diff --git a/devel/libmba/Makefile b/devel/libmba/Makefile
index 1701d815ddf7..3c37b05f4957 100644
--- a/devel/libmba/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libmba/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://users.erols.com/mballen/libmba/src/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A collection of C modules potentially useful to any project
-
LIB_DEPENDS= expat.4:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/expat2
SHLIB_MAJOR= 0
diff --git a/devel/libmba/pkg-comment b/devel/libmba/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9836439bea0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libmba/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A collection of C modules potentially useful to any project
diff --git a/devel/liboop/Makefile b/devel/liboop/Makefile
index 5f094d762323..2591c1b2b1cc 100644
--- a/devel/liboop/Makefile
+++ b/devel/liboop/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://download.ofb.net/liboop/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A low-level event loop management library for POSIX-based OS
-
LIB_DEPENDS= adns.1:${PORTSDIR}/net/adns \
wwwcore.1:${PORTSDIR}/www/libwww
diff --git a/devel/liboop/pkg-comment b/devel/liboop/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94387a22b3e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/liboop/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A low-level event loop management library for POSIX-based OS
diff --git a/devel/libshbuf/Makefile b/devel/libshbuf/Makefile
index 1dc840a03d6a..1a35179aafab 100644
--- a/devel/libshbuf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libshbuf/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Library for Shared Buffer IPC
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
USE_LIBTOOL= yes
CONFIGURE_TARGET= --build=${ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
diff --git a/devel/libshbuf/pkg-comment b/devel/libshbuf/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b066a622f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libshbuf/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Library for Shared Buffer IPC
diff --git a/devel/libshhmsg/Makefile b/devel/libshhmsg/Makefile
index e6535313c2ec..b5685ffa25f3 100644
--- a/devel/libshhmsg/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libshhmsg/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= shhmsg-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Library for displaying messages
-
MAKEFILE= ${FILESDIR}/Makefile.lib
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
diff --git a/devel/libshhmsg/pkg-comment b/devel/libshhmsg/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba7fc05ee12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libshhmsg/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Library for displaying messages
diff --git a/devel/libshhopt/Makefile b/devel/libshhopt/Makefile
index 737ad1548045..512c99580b07 100644
--- a/devel/libshhopt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libshhopt/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= shhopt-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A library for parsing command line options
-
MAKEFILE= ${FILESDIR}/Makefile.lib
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
diff --git a/devel/libshhopt/pkg-comment b/devel/libshhopt/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..469d7c764f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libshhopt/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A library for parsing command line options
diff --git a/devel/libtecla/Makefile b/devel/libtecla/Makefile
index f73b27082c99..e1e3e05cf572 100644
--- a/devel/libtecla/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libtecla/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~mcs/tecla/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Interactive command line editing facilities
-
USE_SUBMAKE= yes
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
diff --git a/devel/libtecla/pkg-comment b/devel/libtecla/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4630b2c96782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libtecla/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Interactive command line editing facilities
diff --git a/devel/libtool/Makefile b/devel/libtool/Makefile
index e4030217213f..a2ee543ab5ee 100644
--- a/devel/libtool/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libtool/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= libtool
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Generic shared library support script
-
# This port has not been upgraded to 1.4 because it is used by about 30% of
# the ports collection, and more testing is needed. If someone can supply a
# working patch then it will be upgraded.
diff --git a/devel/libtool/pkg-comment b/devel/libtool/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c64215ed2fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libtool/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic shared library support script
diff --git a/devel/libtool13/Makefile b/devel/libtool13/Makefile
index e4030217213f..a2ee543ab5ee 100644
--- a/devel/libtool13/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libtool13/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= libtool
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Generic shared library support script
-
# This port has not been upgraded to 1.4 because it is used by about 30% of
# the ports collection, and more testing is needed. If someone can supply a
# working patch then it will be upgraded.
diff --git a/devel/libtool13/pkg-comment b/devel/libtool13/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c64215ed2fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libtool13/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic shared library support script
diff --git a/devel/libtool14/Makefile b/devel/libtool14/Makefile
index e4030217213f..a2ee543ab5ee 100644
--- a/devel/libtool14/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libtool14/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= libtool
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Generic shared library support script
-
# This port has not been upgraded to 1.4 because it is used by about 30% of
# the ports collection, and more testing is needed. If someone can supply a
# working patch then it will be upgraded.
diff --git a/devel/libtool14/pkg-comment b/devel/libtool14/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c64215ed2fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libtool14/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic shared library support script
diff --git a/devel/libtool15/Makefile b/devel/libtool15/Makefile
index e4030217213f..a2ee543ab5ee 100644
--- a/devel/libtool15/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libtool15/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= libtool
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Generic shared library support script
-
# This port has not been upgraded to 1.4 because it is used by about 30% of
# the ports collection, and more testing is needed. If someone can supply a
# working patch then it will be upgraded.
diff --git a/devel/libtool15/pkg-comment b/devel/libtool15/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c64215ed2fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libtool15/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic shared library support script
diff --git a/devel/libxalloc/Makefile b/devel/libxalloc/Makefile
index b105f9b88c27..89fc87cc45b7 100644
--- a/devel/libxalloc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libxalloc/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= xalloc-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A memory allocation library with error checking
-
MAKEFILE= ${FILESDIR}/Makefile.lib
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
diff --git a/devel/libxalloc/pkg-comment b/devel/libxalloc/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0146720a128b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/libxalloc/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A memory allocation library with error checking
diff --git a/devel/lightning/Makefile b/devel/lightning/Makefile
index cc9a57b55983..219a365aca3c 100644
--- a/devel/lightning/Makefile
+++ b/devel/lightning/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Generates assembly language code at run-time
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/lightning/pkg-comment b/devel/lightning/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..06d5f468db21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/lightning/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generates assembly language code at run-time
diff --git a/devel/linguist/Makefile b/devel/linguist/Makefile
index b5ee87208da6..75350d8d579b 100644
--- a/devel/linguist/Makefile
+++ b/devel/linguist/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
BUILD_DEPENDS= tmake:${PORTSDIR}/devel/tmake
-PORTCOMMENT= A tool for generating translations of strings used in i10 Qt programs
-
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/linguist/pkg-comment b/devel/linguist/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82c9f9577011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/linguist/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A tool for generating translations of strings used in i10 Qt programs
diff --git a/devel/linux_devtools-6/Makefile b/devel/linux_devtools-6/Makefile
index 0bd7ef78a45d..a1413cb51485 100644
--- a/devel/linux_devtools-6/Makefile
+++ b/devel/linux_devtools-6/Makefile
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ PATCHFILES=
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Packages needed for doing development in Linux mode
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= rpm:${PORTSDIR}/archivers/rpm
RUN_DEPENDS= \
${PREFIX}/etc/redhat-release:${PORTSDIR}/emulators/linux_base-6
diff --git a/devel/linux_devtools-6/pkg-comment b/devel/linux_devtools-6/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..067cb0143eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/linux_devtools-6/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Packages needed for doing development in Linux mode
diff --git a/devel/linux_devtools-7/Makefile b/devel/linux_devtools-7/Makefile
index 320f024916d8..82b05bf5e1a9 100644
--- a/devel/linux_devtools-7/Makefile
+++ b/devel/linux_devtools-7/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ PATCHFILES= ${UPDATES}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Packages needed for doing development in Linux mode
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= rpm:${PORTSDIR}/archivers/rpm
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS= alpha i386
diff --git a/devel/linux_devtools-7/pkg-comment b/devel/linux_devtools-7/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..067cb0143eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/linux_devtools-7/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Packages needed for doing development in Linux mode
diff --git a/devel/linux_devtools/Makefile b/devel/linux_devtools/Makefile
index 0bd7ef78a45d..a1413cb51485 100644
--- a/devel/linux_devtools/Makefile
+++ b/devel/linux_devtools/Makefile
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ PATCHFILES=
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Packages needed for doing development in Linux mode
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= rpm:${PORTSDIR}/archivers/rpm
RUN_DEPENDS= \
${PREFIX}/etc/redhat-release:${PORTSDIR}/emulators/linux_base-6
diff --git a/devel/linux_devtools/pkg-comment b/devel/linux_devtools/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..067cb0143eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/linux_devtools/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Packages needed for doing development in Linux mode
diff --git a/devel/log4c/Makefile b/devel/log4c/Makefile
index c403b3e6fe29..cf17441b4052 100644
--- a/devel/log4c/Makefile
+++ b/devel/log4c/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Logging for C Library
-
LIB_DEPENDS= expat.4:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/expat2
USE_LIBTOOL= yes
diff --git a/devel/log4c/pkg-comment b/devel/log4c/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4beb2d59175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/log4c/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Logging for C Library
diff --git a/devel/lwp/Makefile b/devel/lwp/Makefile
index a3d7a5c49be7..837daa9c85d2 100644
--- a/devel/lwp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/lwp/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.coda.cs.cmu.edu/pub/lwp/src/
MAINTAINER= ports@freebsd.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A userspace thread library
-
USE_GMAKE= yes
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
diff --git a/devel/lwp/pkg-comment b/devel/lwp/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bac8348c4e8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/lwp/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A userspace thread library
diff --git a/devel/m4/Makefile b/devel/m4/Makefile
index cb6388671619..231ff139f806 100644
--- a/devel/m4/Makefile
+++ b/devel/m4/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= m4
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= GNU m4
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
CONFIGURE_ARGS= --program-prefix=g
diff --git a/devel/m4/pkg-comment b/devel/m4/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe06c4794952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/m4/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GNU m4
diff --git a/devel/make++/Makefile b/devel/make++/Makefile
index e0d09be57d67..68a94ef3717d 100644
--- a/devel/make++/Makefile
+++ b/devel/make++/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-MD5
-PORTCOMMENT= A drop-in replacement for GNU make
-
USE_PERL5= yes
DATADIR= ${PREFIX}/share/makepp
diff --git a/devel/make++/pkg-comment b/devel/make++/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..966915b95cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/make++/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A drop-in replacement for GNU make
diff --git a/devel/mob/Makefile b/devel/mob/Makefile
index 0f2d1250d93c..5733ede9e7e6 100644
--- a/devel/mob/Makefile
+++ b/devel/mob/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Memory Organization Benchmarks
-
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
USE_GMAKE= yes
diff --git a/devel/mob/pkg-comment b/devel/mob/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..18876ea0ee6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/mob/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Memory Organization Benchmarks
diff --git a/devel/mprof/Makefile b/devel/mprof/Makefile
index 6174829eff51..a584a7ab22cc 100644
--- a/devel/mprof/Makefile
+++ b/devel/mprof/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tar.Z
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Memory Profiler and Leak Detector
-
NO_WRKSUBDIR= yes
MAKEFILE= Makefile.i386
MAN1= mprof.1
diff --git a/devel/mprof/pkg-comment b/devel/mprof/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4768598fc6c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/mprof/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Memory Profiler and Leak Detector
diff --git a/devel/ocaml-findlib/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-findlib/Makefile
index 741d5cf12211..4a7d3fafdf6f 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-findlib/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-findlib/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= ocaml-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= OCaml package manager
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ocamlc:${PORTSDIR}/lang/ocaml
HAS_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/ocaml-findlib/pkg-comment b/devel/ocaml-findlib/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66116e594044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ocaml-findlib/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OCaml package manager
diff --git a/devel/openzz/Makefile b/devel/openzz/Makefile
index df6eddf8ca3c..deebabf2f690 100644
--- a/devel/openzz/Makefile
+++ b/devel/openzz/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}-${PORTVERSION:E}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= An interpreted dynamic parser
-
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/openzz/pkg-comment b/devel/openzz/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c20b91fdb45e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/openzz/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An interpreted dynamic parser
diff --git a/devel/p5-Agent/Makefile b/devel/p5-Agent/Makefile
index f22e90773dbe..bb47cec58427 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Agent/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Agent/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module that provides a foundation for software agent developers
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${SITE_PERL}/Class/Tom.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Tom
RUN_DEPENDS= ${BUILD_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Agent/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Agent/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34aca6606005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Agent/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module that provides a foundation for software agent developers
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/Makefile
index 471f8c92e890..68110cd22c4f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl interface to calculate m-difference between two objects
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9f3863a5817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MDiff/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl interface to calculate m-difference between two objects
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/Makefile
index f4fc4b333e0a..ae9f0f09f6b0 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl class capable of creating Markov chains and output based on them
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d9becf11153b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MarkovChain/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl class capable of creating Markov chains and output based on them
diff --git a/devel/p5-Alias/Makefile b/devel/p5-Alias/Makefile
index 4a6e93aad7ea..89efbdf9cef0 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Alias/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Alias/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A perl module that performs aliasing services
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Alias/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Alias/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f18e26c0e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Alias/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A perl module that performs aliasing services
diff --git a/devel/p5-C-Scan/Makefile b/devel/p5-C-Scan/Makefile
index 32dc833d094e..aaa28ec844ba 100644
--- a/devel/p5-C-Scan/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-C-Scan/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module to scan C language files for easily recognized constructs
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/Data/Flow.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Data-Flow
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/p5-C-Scan/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-C-Scan/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..35f788587908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-C-Scan/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module to scan C language files for easily recognized constructs
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Generate/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Generate/Makefile
index b4b9a1f61e5a..d7defc826dcf 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Generate/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Generate/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A Perl5 module to simplify creating class hierarchies
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
SITE_PERL= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
MAN3PREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Generate/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Class-Generate/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0faaaee7bee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Generate/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A Perl5 module to simplify creating class hierarchies
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Singleton/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Singleton/Makefile
index a8007a7ea1c4..ebd43e562c30 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Singleton/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Singleton/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module that describes a singular object class
-
SITE_PERL= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Singleton/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Class-Singleton/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9b9fab2491e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Singleton/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module that describes a singular object class
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Ini/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-Ini/Makefile
index 9fc8f584f854..45cb4ba6b276 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-Ini/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Ini/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl interface to MS-Windows registry and .ini files
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/Tie/IxHash.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Tie-IxHash
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Ini/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Config-Ini/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce8db9a62446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Ini/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl interface to MS-Windows registry and .ini files
diff --git a/devel/p5-ConfigReader/Makefile b/devel/p5-ConfigReader/Makefile
index ddc2c8a2f03c..2cb18641adfc 100644
--- a/devel/p5-ConfigReader/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-ConfigReader/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module to read directives from a configuration file
-
USE_PERL5= YES
NO_BUILD= YES
diff --git a/devel/p5-ConfigReader/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-ConfigReader/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d3a21c39d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-ConfigReader/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module to read directives from a configuration file
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/Makefile
index ae1159f17af5..97b8cf839939 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module to pretty-print arrays of data
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MAN1= showtable.1
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..80dbd4c7ad5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-ShowTable/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module to pretty-print arrays of data
diff --git a/devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/Makefile b/devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/Makefile
index b4f80674160a..14a8a68d0a12 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Gregorian calendar date calculations
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MAN3= Date::Pcalc.3
diff --git a/devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67e34d4b27d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Date-Pcalc/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Gregorian calendar date calculations
diff --git a/devel/p5-DateConvert/Makefile b/devel/p5-DateConvert/Makefile
index 28354b37f689..dd322a429002 100644
--- a/devel/p5-DateConvert/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-DateConvert/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module to convert dates between any two calendrical formats
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MAN3= Date::Convert.3
diff --git a/devel/p5-DateConvert/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-DateConvert/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d6bc43340ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-DateConvert/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module to convert dates between any two calendrical formats
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile
index 4d788466bf76..6f2ff4b03b12 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-Devel-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A Perl code profiler
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MAN1PREFIX= ${PREFIX}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8764fa205338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A Perl code profiler
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile
index e99da469ab5a..991a1455121a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A perl5 data debugging tool for the XS programmer
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30123917d49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A perl5 data debugging tool for the XS programmer
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/Makefile
index 7c7b00e300d2..49ceaaae1438 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module for file locking with flock
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MAN3= File::BasicFlock.3
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba8e263d15b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-File-BasicFlock/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module for file locking with flock
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Binary/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Binary/Makefile
index 42655703babe..383e06aca535 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Binary/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Binary/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl interface to modify and read binary files
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Binary/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-File-Binary/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..62d7330ac4c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Binary/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl interface to modify and read binary files
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Cache/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Cache/Makefile
index c5a81f5da926..23eec6d26ae4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Cache/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Cache/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module implementing a persistent object store
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-MD5 \
${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Storable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Storable
RUN_DEPENDS= ${BUILD_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Cache/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-File-Cache/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea5e5c380371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Cache/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module implementing a persistent object store
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile
index 0bd32199df07..3e9a9e4304cd 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module for single call read & write file routines
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MAN3= File::Slurp.3
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Slurp/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-File-Slurp/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..07daa59fc336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Slurp/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module for single call read & write file routines
diff --git a/devel/p5-FreezeThaw/Makefile b/devel/p5-FreezeThaw/Makefile
index d755ee4d9284..e18dee9b4c30 100644
--- a/devel/p5-FreezeThaw/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-FreezeThaw/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A module for converting Perl structures to strings and back
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MAN3PREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-FreezeThaw/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-FreezeThaw/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f58a6ae9720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-FreezeThaw/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A module for converting Perl structures to strings and back
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Stty/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-Stty/Makefile
index ab72f384aa66..68ca226798ce 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-Stty/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Stty/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-.${PORTVERSION:E}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module that hacks around IO::File deficiencies
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Stty/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-IO-Stty/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..048750f68329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Stty/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module that hacks around IO::File deficiencies
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-Cache/Makefile b/devel/p5-IPC-Cache/Makefile
index 7876a4526488..466ff894915f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IPC-Cache/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-Cache/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Persist data across processes via shared memory
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/${PERL_ARCH}/IPC/ShareLite.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite \
${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/${PERL_ARCH}/Storable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Storable
RUN_DEPENDS= ${BUILD_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-Cache/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-IPC-Cache/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a721842de329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-Cache/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Persist data across processes via shared memory
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/Makefile b/devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/Makefile
index e460c0aa0961..d4c65bff32a4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A simple interface to access shared memory
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57617be0af68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-ShareLite/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A simple interface to access shared memory
diff --git a/devel/p5-Include/Makefile b/devel/p5-Include/Makefile
index 04d21a91d261..759787f135f4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Include/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Include/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 package which allows use of macros defined in 'C' header files
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MAN3= Include.3
diff --git a/devel/p5-Include/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Include/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab9d0900951c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Include/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 package which allows use of macros defined in 'C' header files
diff --git a/devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile b/devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile
index 9b5145786aaf..c01debc0c25a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Write Perl subroutines and classes in Java
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/Inline.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Inline
RUN_DEPENDS= ${BUILD_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Inline-Java/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Inline-Java/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f90d87977f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Inline-Java/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Write Perl subroutines and classes in Java
diff --git a/devel/p5-Ioctl/Makefile b/devel/p5-Ioctl/Makefile
index 35212777a986..2a8f3a8d1be9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Ioctl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Ioctl/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module that provides a way to get the value of C ioctl constants
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Ioctl/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Ioctl/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4930ea547131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Ioctl/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module that provides a way to get the value of C ioctl constants
diff --git a/devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/Makefile
index 77ae2329eed7..c88e60a027b2 100644
--- a/devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module implementing simple file locking
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..501dd2bd8f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-LockFile-Simple/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module implementing simple file locking
diff --git a/devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/Makefile b/devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/Makefile
index f86acb85e7d9..e61efb4b2259 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module with functions to manipluate pathspecs in Unixish style
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9565f8a2b122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Mac-FileSpec-Unixish/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module with functions to manipluate pathspecs in Unixish style
diff --git a/devel/p5-Make/Makefile b/devel/p5-Make/Makefile
index 4e075fbca6b9..a5e8f2b448d8 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Make/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Make/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module implementing 'make' and script
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MAN1= perlmake.1
diff --git a/devel/p5-Make/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Make/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a777e0926a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Make/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module implementing 'make' and script
diff --git a/devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile b/devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile
index 2d96be0b9889..26f36145b142 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Make perl scripts persistent in memory
-
USE_PERL5= yes
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/p5-PPerl/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-PPerl/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3e088ef0aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-PPerl/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make perl scripts persistent in memory
diff --git a/devel/p5-PV/Makefile b/devel/p5-PV/Makefile
index bf372098a84c..a26b7053f42a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PV/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PV/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= PerlVision-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A perl5 library for text-mode user interface widgets
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/${PERL_ARCH}/Curses.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Curses
USE_PERL5= YES
diff --git a/devel/p5-PV/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-PV/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85ddf6f63b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-PV/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A perl5 library for text-mode user interface widgets
diff --git a/devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/Makefile b/devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/Makefile
index e6ab217a65d9..c7eff930c5f5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
PORTNAME= Parallel-ForkManager
PORTVERSION= 0.7.4
-PORTCOMMENT= A simple parallel processing fork manager
CATEGORIES= devel perl5
MASTER_SITES= http://hacks.dlux.hu/Parallel-ForkManager/download/
PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
diff --git a/devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd73ef8e0f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A simple parallel processing fork manager
diff --git a/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/Makefile b/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/Makefile
index 470a55b38f6d..88ad5d14d230 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.Org
-PORTCOMMENT= A recursive descent parsing framework for Perl
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7bf3aa001ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A recursive descent parsing framework for Perl
diff --git a/devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/Makefile b/devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/Makefile
index 5634f376f9a4..fe7671cd727e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A quick and easy implemention of the p5-Penguin module
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/Penguin.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Penguin
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
diff --git a/devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97de6f62bfd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Penguin-Easy/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A quick and easy implemention of the p5-Penguin module
diff --git a/devel/p5-Penguin/Makefile b/devel/p5-Penguin/Makefile
index d2dd96215822..25c67bbe2b7d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Penguin/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Penguin/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A framework for passing digitally signed perl5 code between machines
-
RUN_DEPENDS= pgp:${PORTSDIR}/security/pgp
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
diff --git a/devel/p5-Penguin/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Penguin/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4ad46854358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Penguin/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A framework for passing digitally signed perl5 code between machines
diff --git a/devel/p5-PerlMenu/Makefile b/devel/p5-PerlMenu/Makefile
index afa7c5f9f94e..3d57a5c92039 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PerlMenu/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PerlMenu/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= perlmenu.v4.0
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module for displaying menus with Curses
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/${PERL_ARCH}/Curses.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Curses
USE_PERL5= yes
diff --git a/devel/p5-PerlMenu/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-PerlMenu/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb07d5724f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-PerlMenu/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module for displaying menus with Curses
diff --git a/devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/Makefile b/devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/Makefile
index 35baf388d2bd..92ca5bf8eea2 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module that provides a method to daemonify a Perl script
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..79f02da56ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Proc-Daemon/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module that provides a method to daemonify a Perl script
diff --git a/devel/p5-Religion/Makefile b/devel/p5-Religion/Makefile
index b433cdcc3305..83cfae15a030 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Religion/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Religion/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl5 module to install die() and warn() handlers
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MAN3= Religion.3
diff --git a/devel/p5-Religion/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Religion/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16b7382f4321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Religion/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl5 module to install die() and warn() handlers
diff --git a/devel/p5-ResourcePool/Makefile b/devel/p5-ResourcePool/Makefile
index 354ed74013c7..e7ed4fd46562 100644
--- a/devel/p5-ResourcePool/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-ResourcePool/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A generic way to use connection caching for any kind of resources
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-ResourcePool/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-ResourcePool/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a27312d5ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-ResourcePool/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A generic way to use connection caching for any kind of resources
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-Checker/Makefile b/devel/p5-String-Checker/Makefile
index e47f2213accb..83b6b281369f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-String-Checker/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-String-Checker/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module implementing an extensible string validation interface
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${SITE_PERL}/Date/Manip.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Date-Manip
RUN_DEPENDS= ${BUILD_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-Checker/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-String-Checker/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82cfc1eaf98e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-String-Checker/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module implementing an extensible string validation interface
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-LRC/Makefile b/devel/p5-String-LRC/Makefile
index 686849fa00d7..586fa6d73d76 100644
--- a/devel/p5-String-LRC/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-String-LRC/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A perl interface for longitudinal redundancy check generation
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
SITE_PERL= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
MAN3PREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-LRC/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-String-LRC/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82f67d2deff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-String-LRC/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A perl interface for longitudinal redundancy check generation
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-Parity/Makefile b/devel/p5-String-Parity/Makefile
index 6893c711ffdb..f5e9627687af 100644
--- a/devel/p5-String-Parity/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-String-Parity/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A perl5 module to generate and test even, odd, mark and space parity
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
SITE_PERL= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
MAN3PREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-Parity/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-String-Parity/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fad17ab120a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-String-Parity/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A perl5 module to generate and test even, odd, mark and space parity
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile b/devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile
index df5de30e8e21..76b007bca1e7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl interface to generate "random" strings
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-Random/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-String-Random/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4361762fd0d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-String-Random/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl interface to generate "random" strings
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-RexxParse/Makefile b/devel/p5-String-RexxParse/Makefile
index c841178bf7bb..de31dba9ddc1 100644
--- a/devel/p5-String-RexxParse/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-String-RexxParse/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module that provides an interface to REXX parsing routines
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-RexxParse/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-String-RexxParse/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2a38ded3ef5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-String-RexxParse/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module that provides an interface to REXX parsing routines
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-Query/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-Query/Makefile
index f2e386ace6b5..772815d0d5a4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-Query/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-Query/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= An interactive question-response user interface module
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/Array/PrintCols.pm:${PORTSDIR}/misc/p5-Array-PrintCols
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-Query/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Term-Query/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..936f78b8e428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-Query/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An interactive question-response user interface module
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-Screen/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-Screen/Makefile
index ea883fcc8b0c..b56a5c60c34a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-Screen/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-Screen/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Basic screen + input class
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MAN3= Term::Screen.3
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-Screen/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Term-Screen/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae55793b95b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-Screen/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Basic screen + input class
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/Makefile
index 6759ce5a2624..cf4855674e1b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= p5-
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Perl module implementing ordered in-memory associative arrays
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5d215578382f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Tie-IxHash/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Perl module implementing ordered in-memory associative arrays
diff --git a/devel/p5-Time/Makefile b/devel/p5-Time/Makefile
index 581838d9d8b5..9bfdd959ee59 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Time/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Time/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= Time-modules-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A collection of functions to convert and use time variables in perl5
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MAN3= Time::CTime.3 \
diff --git a/devel/p5-Time/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-Time/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c58e4220418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-Time/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A collection of functions to convert and use time variables in perl5
diff --git a/devel/p5-TraceFuncs/Makefile b/devel/p5-TraceFuncs/Makefile
index 23254ad5c664..bbdcb209ea90 100644
--- a/devel/p5-TraceFuncs/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-TraceFuncs/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= traceFunc-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A perl5 module to trace function calls as they happen
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= YES
MANPREFIX= ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
diff --git a/devel/p5-TraceFuncs/pkg-comment b/devel/p5-TraceFuncs/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..521e36aa93ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p5-TraceFuncs/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A perl5 module to trace function calls as they happen
diff --git a/devel/p65/Makefile b/devel/p65/Makefile
index f5dcb73cc990..34d29b913250 100644
--- a/devel/p65/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p65/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= # empty
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= An assembler for the 6502 microprocessor
-
EXTRACT_CMD= ${CP}
EXTRACT_BEFORE_ARGS= # empty
EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS= ${WRKSRC}
diff --git a/devel/p65/pkg-comment b/devel/p65/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a023618efa27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/p65/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An assembler for the 6502 microprocessor
diff --git a/devel/parrot/Makefile b/devel/parrot/Makefile
index 855b96f8ac1e..61feaf3e6d56 100644
--- a/devel/parrot/Makefile
+++ b/devel/parrot/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= The Parrot GUI Builder
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
NO_BUILD= yes
diff --git a/devel/parrot/pkg-comment b/devel/parrot/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57858bc1b7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/parrot/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The Parrot GUI Builder
diff --git a/devel/pccts/Makefile b/devel/pccts/Makefile
index 7a62ce1c6398..0ac5add72585 100644
--- a/devel/pccts/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pccts/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= pccts${PORTVERSION:R:S/.//}mr${PORTVERSION:E}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= The Purdue Compiler Construction Tool Set
-
USE_ZIP= yes
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/pccts
ALL_TARGET=
diff --git a/devel/pccts/pkg-comment b/devel/pccts/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..034487df0c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/pccts/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The Purdue Compiler Construction Tool Set
diff --git a/devel/pcre++/Makefile b/devel/pcre++/Makefile
index aabe3981968f..91d639a969a9 100644
--- a/devel/pcre++/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pcre++/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.daemon.de/scip/Apps/pcre++/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A wrapper class around the pcre library
-
LIB_DEPENDS= pcre.0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcre
PCRE_CONFIG?= ${LOCALBASE}/bin/pcre-config
diff --git a/devel/pcre++/pkg-comment b/devel/pcre++/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..346f797a407e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/pcre++/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A wrapper class around the pcre library
diff --git a/devel/pedisassem/Makefile b/devel/pedisassem/Makefile
index 1b9d43628c23..6f7984d00caa 100644
--- a/devel/pedisassem/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pedisassem/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ DISTNAME= dsasmsrc
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A disassembler for Win32 code (PE format)
-
NO_WRKSUBDIR= yes
USE_ZIP= yes
diff --git a/devel/pedisassem/pkg-comment b/devel/pedisassem/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae479d4b42b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/pedisassem/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A disassembler for Win32 code (PE format)
diff --git a/devel/perltidy/Makefile b/devel/perltidy/Makefile
index 0b643e7bc598..db1744ee6dff 100644
--- a/devel/perltidy/Makefile
+++ b/devel/perltidy/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Indents and reformats Perl scripts to make them easier to read
-
PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
MAN1= perltidy.1
diff --git a/devel/perltidy/pkg-comment b/devel/perltidy/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51fb2971081b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/perltidy/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Indents and reformats Perl scripts to make them easier to read
diff --git a/devel/picasm/Makefile b/devel/picasm/Makefile
index 427e0765e915..bf8e88a690ed 100644
--- a/devel/picasm/Makefile
+++ b/devel/picasm/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
# $FreeBSD$
#
-PORTCOMMENT= Portable assembler for 16C84 series PICs
PORTNAME= picasm
PORTVERSION= 1.05
CATEGORIES= devel
diff --git a/devel/picasm/pkg-comment b/devel/picasm/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f67a7112021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/picasm/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Portable assembler for 16C84 series PICs
diff --git a/devel/picprog/Makefile b/devel/picprog/Makefile
index 977901beb6e4..9af485e0ecdf 100644
--- a/devel/picprog/Makefile
+++ b/devel/picprog/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://hyvatti.iki.fi/~jaakko/pic/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Serial port pic16c84 programmer
-
LIB_DEPENDS= gnugetopt.1:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libgnugetopt
MAN1= picprog.1
diff --git a/devel/picprog/pkg-comment b/devel/picprog/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f4546b3d9abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/picprog/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Serial port pic16c84 programmer
diff --git a/devel/ply/Makefile b/devel/ply/Makefile
index fa24d521ee85..f64f48f4a9ea 100644
--- a/devel/ply/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ply/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://systems.cs.uchicago.edu/ply/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Python Lex-Yacc
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
NO_BUILD= yes
diff --git a/devel/ply/pkg-comment b/devel/ply/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..357e13cc8114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ply/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Python Lex-Yacc
diff --git a/devel/ppl/Makefile b/devel/ppl/Makefile
index 7d8aa307d737..a94ae08e0627 100644
--- a/devel/ppl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ppl/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= ftp://ftp.cs.unipr.it/pub/ppl/releases/${PORTVERSION}/ \
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= The Parma Polyhedra Library
-
LIB_DEPENDS= gmp.6:${PORTSDIR}/math/libgmp4
USE_LIBTOOL= yes
diff --git a/devel/ppl/pkg-comment b/devel/ppl/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10b81c6ec0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ppl/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The Parma Polyhedra Library
diff --git a/devel/projectcenter.app/Makefile b/devel/projectcenter.app/Makefile
index 9dffabc17265..367d73eee314 100644
--- a/devel/projectcenter.app/Makefile
+++ b/devel/projectcenter.app/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ DISTNAME= ProjectCenter-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= dinoex@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A development environment for GNUstep
-
.if defined(GNUSTEP_GUI_DEVEL)
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${BACKBUNDLEDIR}/libgnustep-back:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back
RUN_DEPENDS= ${BACKBUNDLEDIR}/libgnustep-back:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/gnustep-back
diff --git a/devel/projectcenter.app/pkg-comment b/devel/projectcenter.app/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b06b6df87c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/projectcenter.app/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A development environment for GNUstep
diff --git a/devel/prototype/Makefile b/devel/prototype/Makefile
index 058d94843f88..51bd963e78b8 100644
--- a/devel/prototype/Makefile
+++ b/devel/prototype/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Prototype Makefiles allows very fast project start ups
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
USE_GMAKE= yes
NO_BUILD= yes
diff --git a/devel/prototype/pkg-comment b/devel/prototype/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..988436ac2cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/prototype/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Prototype Makefiles allows very fast project start ups
diff --git a/devel/pth/Makefile b/devel/pth/Makefile
index 5abc8ca39b8e..731da7015a0f 100644
--- a/devel/pth/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pth/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= pth
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= GNU Portable Threads
-
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
LDCONFIG_DIRS= %%PREFIX%%/lib/pth
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/pth/pkg-comment b/devel/pth/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5eb4b206030b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/pth/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GNU Portable Threads
diff --git a/devel/py-ansistyle/Makefile b/devel/py-ansistyle/Makefile
index f69a1b8e3cdf..7a648fcd9f09 100644
--- a/devel/py-ansistyle/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-ansistyle/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= ANSIStyle-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Add ANSI color capability to output streams
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
USE_PYDISTUTILS= yes
diff --git a/devel/py-ansistyle/pkg-comment b/devel/py-ansistyle/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..439453c25864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-ansistyle/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add ANSI color capability to output streams
diff --git a/devel/py-ciphon/Makefile b/devel/py-ciphon/Makefile
index b81dd300a1bb..5e1541aa472e 100644
--- a/devel/py-ciphon/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-ciphon/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A module for python that adds cpan-like functionality
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/pyexpat.so:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/py-expat
USE_PYTHON= yes
diff --git a/devel/py-ciphon/pkg-comment b/devel/py-ciphon/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2181529ba9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-ciphon/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A module for python that adds cpan-like functionality
diff --git a/devel/py-dialog/Makefile b/devel/py-dialog/Makefile
index a3d6cb9a3fe3..bb894330f40a 100644
--- a/devel/py-dialog/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-dialog/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .py
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Python Dialog
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
EXTRACT_CMD= ${CP}
EXTRACT_BEFORE_ARGS= # empty
diff --git a/devel/py-dialog/pkg-comment b/devel/py-dialog/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f2dbdf71fd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-dialog/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Python Dialog
diff --git a/devel/py-fileutils/Makefile b/devel/py-fileutils/Makefile
index 8680299152e5..aa5ca9d07759 100644
--- a/devel/py-fileutils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-fileutils/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= FileUtils-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= File I/O related functions and classes
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
USE_PYDISTUTILS= yes
diff --git a/devel/py-fileutils/pkg-comment b/devel/py-fileutils/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a33797329c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-fileutils/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+File I/O related functions and classes
diff --git a/devel/py-fortran/Makefile b/devel/py-fortran/Makefile
index c2c1a554c67e..50f454b9a186 100644
--- a/devel/py-fortran/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-fortran/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ DISTNAME= pyfort-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Creating extensions to the Python language with Fortran routines
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${PYNUMERIC}
USE_PYTHON= yes
diff --git a/devel/py-fortran/pkg-comment b/devel/py-fortran/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef5ae4368427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-fortran/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Creating extensions to the Python language with Fortran routines
diff --git a/devel/py-istring/Makefile b/devel/py-istring/Makefile
index 64c938f762e8..b90b0309273d 100644
--- a/devel/py-istring/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-istring/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}${PORTVERSION:S/.//g}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Interpolated Strings
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
USE_PYDISTUTILS= yes
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
diff --git a/devel/py-istring/pkg-comment b/devel/py-istring/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48f38b203f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-istring/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Interpolated Strings
diff --git a/devel/py-log4py/Makefile b/devel/py-log4py/Makefile
index e7b62914023e..00bcdd406fe0 100644
--- a/devel/py-log4py/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-log4py/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A python logging module
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
USE_PYDISTUTILS= yes
diff --git a/devel/py-log4py/pkg-comment b/devel/py-log4py/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a10774ea578a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-log4py/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A python logging module
diff --git a/devel/py-mx-experimental/Makefile b/devel/py-mx-experimental/Makefile
index db471c0e678a..ca357632d0b8 100644
--- a/devel/py-mx-experimental/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-mx-experimental/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ DISTNAME= egenix-${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= The eGenix mx Extensions - EXPERIMENTAL Package
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${PREFIX}/include/gmp.h:${PORTSDIR}/math/libgmp4
RUN_DEPENDS= ${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/mx/BeeBase/BeeBase.py:${PORTSDIR}/lang/py-mx-base
diff --git a/devel/py-mx-experimental/pkg-comment b/devel/py-mx-experimental/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82072e9d0896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-mx-experimental/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The eGenix mx Extensions - EXPERIMENTAL Package
diff --git a/devel/py-ply/Makefile b/devel/py-ply/Makefile
index fa24d521ee85..f64f48f4a9ea 100644
--- a/devel/py-ply/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-ply/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://systems.cs.uchicago.edu/ply/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Python Lex-Yacc
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
NO_BUILD= yes
diff --git a/devel/py-ply/pkg-comment b/devel/py-ply/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..357e13cc8114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-ply/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Python Lex-Yacc
diff --git a/devel/py-reverse/Makefile b/devel/py-reverse/Makefile
index 0596aa209f24..ba5f8de1170c 100644
--- a/devel/py-reverse/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-reverse/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= py${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A set of tools for reverse engineering Python code
-
BUILD_DEPENDS= ${PYXML}
RUN_DEPENDS= ${BUILD_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/devel/py-reverse/pkg-comment b/devel/py-reverse/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3eec836e7ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-reverse/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A set of tools for reverse engineering Python code
diff --git a/devel/py-spark/Makefile b/devel/py-spark/Makefile
index 611dcd9c592c..e57ac3805922 100644
--- a/devel/py-spark/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-spark/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX= ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Scanning, Parsing, and Rewriting Kit
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
NO_BUILD= yes
diff --git a/devel/py-spark/pkg-comment b/devel/py-spark/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e0304667063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-spark/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Scanning, Parsing, and Rewriting Kit
diff --git a/devel/py-vmaps/Makefile b/devel/py-vmaps/Makefile
index c5d90f72bdc7..5b4c86d751cc 100644
--- a/devel/py-vmaps/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-vmaps/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Python Arrays on mmap()
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
USE_PYDISTUTILS= yes
diff --git a/devel/py-vmaps/pkg-comment b/devel/py-vmaps/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f5150c22f8f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-vmaps/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Python Arrays on mmap()
diff --git a/devel/py-xoltar-toolkit/Makefile b/devel/py-xoltar-toolkit/Makefile
index 6dcc6f811845..170a51f97aec 100644
--- a/devel/py-xoltar-toolkit/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-xoltar-toolkit/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME}-01jun01
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Functional programming, lazy expressions and thread pools for Python
-
USE_PYTHON= yes
NO_WRKSUBDIR= yes
INSTALLDIR= ${PREFIX}/lib/${PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages
diff --git a/devel/py-xoltar-toolkit/pkg-comment b/devel/py-xoltar-toolkit/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9bcadb7a5b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-xoltar-toolkit/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Functional programming, lazy expressions and thread pools for Python
diff --git a/devel/qtk/Makefile b/devel/qtk/Makefile
index 2eba55ad5bd9..5e81f1fc99cf 100644
--- a/devel/qtk/Makefile
+++ b/devel/qtk/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= # empty
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A neat development tool for various languages
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/bin/wish8.2:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/tk82
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/qtk/pkg-comment b/devel/qtk/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d7aff92c9455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/qtk/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A neat development tool for various languages
diff --git a/devel/rlwrap/Makefile b/devel/rlwrap/Makefile
index 6123dca1d569..bbd9ca2fce89 100644
--- a/devel/rlwrap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rlwrap/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Readline wrapper
-
LIB_DEPENDS= gnugetopt.1:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libgnugetopt
.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
diff --git a/devel/rlwrap/pkg-comment b/devel/rlwrap/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..559dc817ddbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/rlwrap/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Readline wrapper
diff --git a/devel/robodoc/Makefile b/devel/robodoc/Makefile
index 75afa366b4af..f34623a00f2a 100644
--- a/devel/robodoc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/robodoc/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Code reference program similar to cxref that produces HTML
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
MAKEFILE= makefile
diff --git a/devel/robodoc/pkg-comment b/devel/robodoc/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..07546ff3ec2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/robodoc/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Code reference program similar to cxref that produces HTML
diff --git a/devel/ruby-nodedump/Makefile b/devel/ruby-nodedump/Makefile
index 1b6b9aadd9a1..531a93c19b9c 100644
--- a/devel/ruby-nodedump/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ruby-nodedump/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ DIST_SUBDIR= ruby
MAINTAINER= knu@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Displays the internal structure of a parsed Ruby program
-
USE_RUBY= yes
USE_RUBY_EXTCONF= yes
diff --git a/devel/ruby-nodedump/pkg-comment b/devel/ruby-nodedump/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9306f21fe38e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ruby-nodedump/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Displays the internal structure of a parsed Ruby program
diff --git a/devel/ruby-robjectteam/Makefile b/devel/ruby-robjectteam/Makefile
index 24e2302cd0ee..f461ccb92fd0 100644
--- a/devel/ruby-robjectteam/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ruby-robjectteam/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ DIST_SUBDIR= ruby
MAINTAINER= knu@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Enables the ObjectTeams paradigm to the Ruby language
-
USE_RUBY= yes
NO_BUILD= yes
diff --git a/devel/ruby-robjectteam/pkg-comment b/devel/ruby-robjectteam/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..869867cd3904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ruby-robjectteam/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enables the ObjectTeams paradigm to the Ruby language
diff --git a/devel/shmap/Makefile b/devel/shmap/Makefile
index d4062ee54e45..4511be85aa22 100644
--- a/devel/shmap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/shmap/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Shared-memory-based hashmaps
-
LIB_DEPENDS= mm.12:${PORTSDIR}/devel/mm
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
@@ -25,5 +23,4 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV= CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
INSTALLS_SHLIB= yes
-
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/shmap/pkg-comment b/devel/shmap/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af1c3c8fbf16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/shmap/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Shared-memory-based hashmaps
diff --git a/devel/showgrammar/Makefile b/devel/showgrammar/Makefile
index 4cf070396181..c0203a67651e 100644
--- a/devel/showgrammar/Makefile
+++ b/devel/showgrammar/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .py
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Convert a yacc grammar to syntax diagrams
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/spark.py:${PORTSDIR}/devel/py-spark
EXTRACT_CMD= ${CP}
diff --git a/devel/showgrammar/pkg-comment b/devel/showgrammar/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14969ec68213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/showgrammar/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert a yacc grammar to syntax diagrams
diff --git a/devel/spirit/Makefile b/devel/spirit/Makefile
index e27fe9d60a42..3b23117e721f 100644
--- a/devel/spirit/Makefile
+++ b/devel/spirit/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= An object oriented recursive descent parser generator framework
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/spirit/pkg-comment b/devel/spirit/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..efd8d6bfb89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/spirit/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An object oriented recursive descent parser generator framework
diff --git a/devel/splint/Makefile b/devel/splint/Makefile
index 4d09ce7b23be..542dc26f77f1 100644
--- a/devel/splint/Makefile
+++ b/devel/splint/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .src.tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A tool for statically checking sourcecode for security vulnerabilities
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
CONFIGURE_TARGET= --build=${ARCH}-portbld-freebsd${OSREL}
USE_GMAKE= yes
diff --git a/devel/splint/pkg-comment b/devel/splint/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe604f495213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/splint/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A tool for statically checking sourcecode for security vulnerabilities
diff --git a/devel/styx/Makefile b/devel/styx/Makefile
index c08047ce3441..c2193f082d37 100644
--- a/devel/styx/Makefile
+++ b/devel/styx/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .tgz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A scanner/parser generator
-
LIB_DEPENDS= iconv.3:${PORTSDIR}/converters/libiconv
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/styx/pkg-comment b/devel/styx/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a20fe79ac444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/styx/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A scanner/parser generator
diff --git a/devel/terminality/Makefile b/devel/terminality/Makefile
index 5533c2fabc17..dbec2f858f8e 100644
--- a/devel/terminality/Makefile
+++ b/devel/terminality/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DISTNAME= tn-${PORTVERSION}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A cross-platform terminal manipulation library
-
do-install:
@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/include/tn
${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/*.h ${PREFIX}/include/tn
diff --git a/devel/terminality/pkg-comment b/devel/terminality/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f5522ae6e6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/terminality/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A cross-platform terminal manipulation library
diff --git a/devel/titano/Makefile b/devel/titano/Makefile
index c348ebd82750..c9aed73067a3 100644
--- a/devel/titano/Makefile
+++ b/devel/titano/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= An IDE for GNOME desktop
-
LIB_DEPENDS= gtkeditor.0:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/libgtkeditor
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME:S/b//}
diff --git a/devel/titano/pkg-comment b/devel/titano/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1d5c212baaeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/titano/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An IDE for GNOME desktop
diff --git a/devel/tkcon/Makefile b/devel/tkcon/Makefile
index e43d4c7d77b2..dd61e84b978f 100644
--- a/devel/tkcon/Makefile
+++ b/devel/tkcon/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=${PORTNAME}
MAINTAINER= ports@freebsd.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Tk console for Tcl
-
RUN_DEPENDS= wish8.3:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/tk83
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/tkcon/pkg-comment b/devel/tkcon/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0e75187590e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/tkcon/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Tk console for Tcl
diff --git a/devel/tpg/Makefile b/devel/tpg/Makefile
index bcf250f23db6..c908c9ea6c52 100644
--- a/devel/tpg/Makefile
+++ b/devel/tpg/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
PORTNAME= tpg
PORTVERSION= 2.1.3
-PORTCOMMENT= Toy Parser Generator -- A parser generator in Python
CATEGORIES= devel python
MASTER_SITES= http://christophe.delord.free.fr/soft/tpg/
DISTNAME= ${PORTNAME:U}-${PORTVERSION}
diff --git a/devel/tpg/pkg-comment b/devel/tpg/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6dd2c45d827d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/tpg/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Toy Parser Generator -- A parser generator in Python
diff --git a/devel/trio/Makefile b/devel/trio/Makefile
index 6c1b3b2eebf0..34764766506a 100644
--- a/devel/trio/Makefile
+++ b/devel/trio/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= ctrio
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A fully matured and stable set of printf and string functions
-
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
post-install:
diff --git a/devel/trio/pkg-comment b/devel/trio/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a3059e53771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/trio/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A fully matured and stable set of printf and string functions
diff --git a/devel/ucpp/Makefile b/devel/ucpp/Makefile
index 5a3c1c200be5..8b122c25b58c 100644
--- a/devel/ucpp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ucpp/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://pornin.nerim.net/ucpp/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A C preprocessor and lexer
-
MAKE_ENV= FLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
MAN1= ucpp.1
diff --git a/devel/ucpp/pkg-comment b/devel/ucpp/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2fb1aea90963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ucpp/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A C preprocessor and lexer
diff --git a/devel/uds/Makefile b/devel/uds/Makefile
index d98efafa7b9c..bba52a2f3c5d 100644
--- a/devel/uds/Makefile
+++ b/devel/uds/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://frost.flewid.de/dist/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= UDS (Useful Development Stuff) Collection
-
USE_REINPLACE= yes
USE_GCC= 3.1
USE_GMAKE= yes
diff --git a/devel/uds/pkg-comment b/devel/uds/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df8bd7c9785d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/uds/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UDS (Useful Development Stuff) Collection
diff --git a/devel/uisp/Makefile b/devel/uisp/Makefile
index 4cf75647bed0..1ab6e6fbd58e 100644
--- a/devel/uisp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/uisp/Makefile
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ EXTRACT_SUFX= .src.tar.gz
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A versatile programmer for atmel AVR microcontrollers
-
WRKSRC= ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}/src
USE_REINPLACE= yes
diff --git a/devel/uisp/pkg-comment b/devel/uisp/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf3debf3c465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/uisp/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A versatile programmer for atmel AVR microcontrollers
diff --git a/devel/ups-debug/Makefile b/devel/ups-debug/Makefile
index ea25168d811f..c5e91a6c7edd 100644
--- a/devel/ups-debug/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ups-debug/Makefile
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ DISTNAME= ups-3.35-beta13
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Source level C debugger that runs under X11
-
BROKEN= "Does not build"
GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
diff --git a/devel/ups-debug/pkg-comment b/devel/ups-debug/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5bc7a91109d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/ups-debug/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Source level C debugger that runs under X11
diff --git a/devel/wizard/Makefile b/devel/wizard/Makefile
index 86c692607406..9a0d98cf7b57 100644
--- a/devel/wizard/Makefile
+++ b/devel/wizard/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://www.zolera.com/opensrc/wizard/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= Classes for writing MS-style 'wizards'
-
RUN_DEPENDS= ${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/_tkinter.so:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/py-tkinter
USE_PYTHON= yes
diff --git a/devel/wizard/pkg-comment b/devel/wizard/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48ff318adb71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/wizard/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Classes for writing MS-style 'wizards'
diff --git a/devel/xtl/Makefile b/devel/xtl/Makefile
index bf3d6174b208..953b38fe047c 100644
--- a/devel/xtl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/xtl/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITES= http://xtl.sourceforge.net/
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A library for R/W structured data to/from an external representation
-
NO_BUILD= yes
do-install:
diff --git a/devel/xtl/pkg-comment b/devel/xtl/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebaab696156b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/xtl/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A library for R/W structured data to/from an external representation
diff --git a/devel/xwpe/Makefile b/devel/xwpe/Makefile
index 04b81b05a3f4..6aa31633eb23 100644
--- a/devel/xwpe/Makefile
+++ b/devel/xwpe/Makefile
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= apps/editors/X
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= A Borland-like IDE programming environment
-
USE_XLIB= yes
USE_REINPLACE= yes
USE_GMAKE= yes
diff --git a/devel/xwpe/pkg-comment b/devel/xwpe/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11a0ecdb3520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/xwpe/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A Borland-like IDE programming environment
diff --git a/devel/xxgdb/Makefile b/devel/xxgdb/Makefile
index 381bbba99323..c7cd96229a53 100644
--- a/devel/xxgdb/Makefile
+++ b/devel/xxgdb/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR= utilities
MAINTAINER= ports@FreeBSD.org
-PORTCOMMENT= An X window interface for gdb
-
USE_IMAKE= yes
MAN1= xxgdb.1
diff --git a/devel/xxgdb/pkg-comment b/devel/xxgdb/pkg-comment
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af9eada59471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/xxgdb/pkg-comment
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+An X window interface for gdb