1228 files changed, 1582 insertions, 8234 deletions

diff --git a/archivers/p5-Compress-Bzip2/Makefile b/archivers/p5-Compress-Bzip2/Makefile
index 069208c1cf09..4615a585dead 100644
--- a/archivers/p5-Compress-Bzip2/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/p5-Compress-Bzip2/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	demon@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl5 interface to bzip2 compression library
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Compress::Bzip2.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This module only support perl 5.6.1 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/archivers/p5-Compress-LZW/Makefile b/archivers/p5-Compress-LZW/Makefile
index ea4bb70b3927..a8a5fca9cbf0 100644
--- a/archivers/p5-Compress-LZW/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/p5-Compress-LZW/Makefile
@@ -20,16 +20,7 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Compress::LZW.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	${PERL} -pi -e 's/\@hattmoward/\\\@hattmoward/' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/warnings/d' ${WRKSRC}/*
-.endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/archivers/p5-IO-Compress-Base/Makefile b/archivers/p5-IO-Compress-Base/Makefile
index 37d782687359..8835188e096b 100644
--- a/archivers/p5-IO-Compress-Base/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/p5-IO-Compress-Base/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 MAN3=		IO::Uncompress::AnyUncompress.3 IO::Uncompress::Base.3 \
 		File::GlobMapper.3 IO::Compress::Base.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		this module only support perl 5.6.1 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/archivers/p5-PerlIO-gzip/Makefile b/archivers/p5-PerlIO-gzip/Makefile
index 41c629e28cbc..a1b2de1f8524 100644
--- a/archivers/p5-PerlIO-gzip/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/p5-PerlIO-gzip/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	skv@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl extension to provide a PerlIO layer to gzip/gunzip
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		PerlIO::gzip.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/archivers/p5-PerlIO-via-Bzip2/Makefile b/archivers/p5-PerlIO-via-Bzip2/Makefile
index 51253365f249..89aae5e2ef19 100644
--- a/archivers/p5-PerlIO-via-Bzip2/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/p5-PerlIO-via-Bzip2/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Perl extension to provide a PerlIO layer to bzip2/bunzip2
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Compress/Bzip2.pm:${PORTSDIR}/archivers/p5-Compress-Bzip2
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		PerlIO::via::Bzip2.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/astro/p5-Astro-Catalog/Makefile b/astro/p5-Astro-Catalog/Makefile
index d028ec281443..84f583b0021a 100644
--- a/astro/p5-Astro-Catalog/Makefile
+++ b/astro/p5-Astro-Catalog/Makefile
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ MAN3=		Astro::Catalog.3 \
 		Astro::Catalog::Transport::WebService.3 \
 		Tk::AstroCatalog.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e "s!^(my.*cfg_to_install).*!\$$1=\"\";!;" ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
@@ -76,4 +70,4 @@ post-install:
 .endif
 .endfor
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/astro/p5-Weather-Underground/Makefile b/astro/p5-Weather-Underground/Makefile
index 380a6b80a24e..333dcaadba8e 100644
--- a/astro/p5-Weather-Underground/Makefile
+++ b/astro/p5-Weather-Underground/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/LWP/Simple.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-libwww \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/HTML/TokeParser.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-HTML-Parser
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Weather::Underground.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/gnump3d/Makefile b/audio/gnump3d/Makefile
index 493f458721e5..3b34118aa458 100644
--- a/audio/gnump3d/Makefile
+++ b/audio/gnump3d/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	lame:${PORTSDIR}/audio/lame \
 		oggenc:${PORTSDIR}/audio/vorbis-tools
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
-USE_PERL5_RUN=	yes
+USE_PERL5_RUN=	5.8.0+
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 USE_RC_SUBR=	gnump3d.sh
 SUB_LIST+=	PERL=${PERL}
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ CONFDIR=	${PREFIX}/etc/${PORTNAME}
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	needs at least perl 5.8. Do not use FreeBSD 4.x' system perl,\
-	it's outdated. Install lang/perl5.8 and issue 'use.perl port'
-.elif ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500806
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500806
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Encode.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-Encode
 .endif
 
diff --git a/audio/gnupod/Makefile b/audio/gnupod/Makefile
index 44a26e1e272f..575e31d453cc 100644
--- a/audio/gnupod/Makefile
+++ b/audio/gnupod/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ MAN1=		gnupod_addsong.pl.1 gnupod_check.pl.1 gnupod_INIT.pl.1 \
 		tunes2pod.pl.1
 MANCOMPRESSED=	yes
 
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.0+
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ OPTIONS=	FLAC "Enable FLAC support" off
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	gnupod only support perl 5.8 or above
-.endif
-
 .if exists(${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Audio/FLAC/Header.pm)
 WITH_FLAC=	YES
 .endif
diff --git a/audio/gramofile/Makefile b/audio/gramofile/Makefile
index 5cfacb249e52..1099c9423b6b 100644
--- a/audio/gramofile/Makefile
+++ b/audio/gramofile/Makefile
@@ -32,13 +32,7 @@ ALL_TARGET=	gramofile perl-swig
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_PERL5=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-PERLCOREDIR=	/usr/libdata/perl/${PERL_VERSION}/mach/CORE
-.else
 PERLCOREDIR=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}/mach/CORE
-.endif
 MAKE_ARGS+=	PERLCOREDIR=${PERLCOREDIR}
 
 pre-everything::
@@ -77,4 +71,4 @@ do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/wav2mp3.pl ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${LN} -s bplay_gramo ${PREFIX}/bin/brec_gramo
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-Audio-Beep/Makefile b/audio/p5-Audio-Beep/Makefile
index 86c705bb676e..cec4d3a14bb9 100644
--- a/audio/p5-Audio-Beep/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-Audio-Beep/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	gslin@gslin.org
 COMMENT=	A module to use your computer beeper in fancy ways
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Audio::Beep.3 Audio::Beep::BSD::beep.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-Audio-Scrobbler/Makefile b/audio/p5-Audio-Scrobbler/Makefile
index c713b8a6e6e5..1d13952a83ef 100644
--- a/audio/p5-Audio-Scrobbler/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-Audio-Scrobbler/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN1=		scrobbler-helper.1
 MAN3=		Audio::Scrobbler.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		needs at least Perl 5.6 for the UTF-8 handling
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-Audio-TagLib/Makefile b/audio/p5-Audio-TagLib/Makefile
index de2ce808d26a..e8fc202cef9d 100644
--- a/audio/p5-Audio-TagLib/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-Audio-TagLib/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	taglib-config:${PORTSDIR}/audio/taglib
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 USE_ICONV=	YES
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.3+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	CC="${CXX}" LD="${CXX}"
 
 MAN3=		Audio::TagLib.3 Audio::TagLib::APE::Footer.3 \
@@ -72,10 +72,4 @@ MAN3=		Audio::TagLib.3 Audio::TagLib::APE::Footer.3 \
 post-configure:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s,^CC = .*\$$,CC = ${CXX}," ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500803
-IGNORE=	perl 5.8.3 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-Filesys-Virtual-DAAP/Makefile b/audio/p5-Filesys-Virtual-DAAP/Makefile
index 2712f44df24b..f4a075fb6e0c 100644
--- a/audio/p5-Filesys-Virtual-DAAP/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-Filesys-Virtual-DAAP/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Filesys::Virtual::DAAP.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-MP3-Tag/Makefile b/audio/p5-MP3-Tag/Makefile
index 1dc93d5cd52d..17857d7b0372 100644
--- a/audio/p5-MP3-Tag/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-MP3-Tag/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	novel@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Module for reading tags of MP3 audio files
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=		audio_rename.1 typeset_audio_dir.1 mp3info2.1
 MAN3=		MP3::Tag.3 MP3::Tag::ID3v1.3 MP3::Tag::File.3 \
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=		MP3::Tag.3 MP3::Tag::ID3v1.3 MP3::Tag::File.3 \
 
 CONFLICTS=	p5-tagged-0.*
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8 or newer
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-Client/Makefile b/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-Client/Makefile
index 0b14b4116d8d..d9ce205ca0ae 100644
--- a/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-Client/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-Client/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ MAN3=		MusicBrainz::Client.3 \
 		MusicBrainz::Client::Simple::Artist.3 \
 		MusicBrainz::Client::Simple::Track.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-Queries/Makefile b/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-Queries/Makefile
index 773b76317653..eeb723820064 100644
--- a/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-Queries/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-Queries/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		MusicBrainz::Queries.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-TRM/Makefile b/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-TRM/Makefile
index 7a820eb1f34d..d154de53155b 100644
--- a/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-TRM/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-MusicBrainz-TRM/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		MusicBrainz::TRM.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-Net-DAAP-Client/Makefile b/audio/p5-Net-DAAP-Client/Makefile
index 6c4f089b9bda..4894e3030794 100644
--- a/audio/p5-Net-DAAP-Client/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-Net-DAAP-Client/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::DAAP::Client.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-Net-DAAP-DMAP/Makefile b/audio/p5-Net-DAAP-DMAP/Makefile
index 50ac1fec8c7b..b30ae30ca711 100644
--- a/audio/p5-Net-DAAP-DMAP/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-Net-DAAP-DMAP/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::DAAP::DMAP.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-Net-FreeDB/Makefile b/audio/p5-Net-FreeDB/Makefile
index 4e5de60dfe31..3a9f40be0ba2 100644
--- a/audio/p5-Net-FreeDB/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-Net-FreeDB/Makefile
@@ -24,11 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::FreeDB.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-# devel/p5-File-Temp only works on Perl 5.6 or higher.
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/audio/p5-Ogg-Vorbis-Header/Makefile b/audio/p5-Ogg-Vorbis-Header/Makefile
index 4aa6042bbdf6..ce7d9be26868 100644
--- a/audio/p5-Ogg-Vorbis-Header/Makefile
+++ b/audio/p5-Ogg-Vorbis-Header/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Ogg::Vorbis::Header.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/benchmarks/p5-Benchmark-Stopwatch/Makefile b/benchmarks/p5-Benchmark-Stopwatch/Makefile
index 91b5aea817ab..da25ef9d01f4 100644
--- a/benchmarks/p5-Benchmark-Stopwatch/Makefile
+++ b/benchmarks/p5-Benchmark-Stopwatch/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,4 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Time/HiRes.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Time-HiRes
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/biology/p5-AcePerl/Makefile b/biology/p5-AcePerl/Makefile
index c06ebfedd484..cd7718c87767 100644
--- a/biology/p5-AcePerl/Makefile
+++ b/biology/p5-AcePerl/Makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ MAN3=		Ace.3 Ace::Browser::AceSubs.3 Ace::Browser::SearchSubs.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0
-.endif
-
 .if ${ARCH} == "amd64" || ${ARCH} == "ia64"
 CFLAGS+=	-fPIC
 .endif
diff --git a/biology/p5-Bio-ASN1-EntrezGene/Makefile b/biology/p5-Bio-ASN1-EntrezGene/Makefile
index 05378930aa0b..091bca071b2d 100644
--- a/biology/p5-Bio-ASN1-EntrezGene/Makefile
+++ b/biology/p5-Bio-ASN1-EntrezGene/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ MAN3=		Bio::ASN1::EntrezGene.3 \
 		Bio::ASN1::Sequence.3 \
 		Bio::ASN1::Sequence::Indexer.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least perl5.6 to build
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/biology/p5-Bio-Phylo/Makefile b/biology/p5-Bio-Phylo/Makefile
index 6b9a142a1cf2..5193815577d5 100644
--- a/biology/p5-Bio-Phylo/Makefile
+++ b/biology/p5-Bio-Phylo/Makefile
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ MAN3=	Bio::Phylo.3 \
 	Bio::Phylo::Util::IDPool.3 \
 	Bio::Phylo::Util::XMLWritable.3
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.7.2+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500702
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.7.2 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/biology/p5-bioperl-devel/Makefile b/biology/p5-bioperl-devel/Makefile
index ec32aeaa90a4..c1f007f04d86 100644
--- a/biology/p5-bioperl-devel/Makefile
+++ b/biology/p5-bioperl-devel/Makefile
@@ -925,9 +925,6 @@ MAN3=		Bio::Align::AlignI.3 \
 
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or better
-.endif
 .endif
 
 # now install all extra stuff (docs, examples, scripts, models)
diff --git a/biology/p5-bioperl-run-devel/Makefile b/biology/p5-bioperl-run-devel/Makefile
index 10d10f59033b..d967c62954fd 100644
--- a/biology/p5-bioperl-run-devel/Makefile
+++ b/biology/p5-bioperl-run-devel/Makefile
@@ -371,12 +371,6 @@ MAN3=		Bio::Factory::EMBOSS.3 \
 		Bio::Tools::Run::TribeMCL.3 \
 		Bio::Tools::Run::Vista.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or better
-.endif
-
 # now install all extra stuff (docs, examples, scripts)
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${DATADIR}
@@ -390,4 +384,4 @@ post-install:
 .endfor
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/biology/p5-bioperl-run/Makefile b/biology/p5-bioperl-run/Makefile
index 2decb02726d5..87d32563475a 100644
--- a/biology/p5-bioperl-run/Makefile
+++ b/biology/p5-bioperl-run/Makefile
@@ -356,12 +356,6 @@ MAN3=		Bio::Factory::EMBOSS.3 \
 		Bio::Tools::Run::TribeMCL.3 \
 		Bio::Tools::Run::Vista.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or better
-.endif
-
 # now install all extra stuff (docs, examples, scripts)
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${DATADIR}
@@ -375,4 +369,4 @@ post-install:
 .endfor
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/biology/p5-bioperl/Makefile b/biology/p5-bioperl/Makefile
index 7b2cbc1d6974..4c805319150b 100644
--- a/biology/p5-bioperl/Makefile
+++ b/biology/p5-bioperl/Makefile
@@ -798,9 +798,6 @@ MAN3=		Bio::Align::AlignI.3 \
 
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=			"This port requires Perl 5.6 or better"
-.endif
 .endif
 
 # now install all extra stuff (docs, examples, scripts, models)
diff --git a/cad/p5-GDS2/Makefile b/cad/p5-GDS2/Makefile
index 55e65ed4a3f4..cda991d5fcf4 100644
--- a/cad/p5-GDS2/Makefile
+++ b/cad/p5-GDS2/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:S,.a$,a,}
 MAINTAINER=	hrs@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	GDS2 - GDS2 stream module
 
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:S,.a$,,}
 PLIST_FILES=	${SITE_PERL_REL}/GDS2.pm \
diff --git a/chinese/oicq/Makefile b/chinese/oicq/Makefile
index 4760af07a156..3df31241f0ba 100644
--- a/chinese/oicq/Makefile
+++ b/chinese/oicq/Makefile
@@ -20,18 +20,12 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-D
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Term/ReadKey.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Term-ReadKey \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Crypt/OICQ.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Crypt-OICQ
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Net::OICQ.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800 # inherits from security/p5-Crypt-OICQ
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/bin/qq ${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/demo1 ${PREFIX}/bin/qq-demo1
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/chinese/p5-Encode-HanExtra/Makefile b/chinese/p5-Encode-HanExtra/Makefile
index aa17430fa18e..980564f5a1e8 100644
--- a/chinese/p5-Encode-HanExtra/Makefile
+++ b/chinese/p5-Encode-HanExtra/Makefile
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	leeym@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Extra sets of Chinese encodings
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.3+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.7.3 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/chinese/p5-Lingua-Han-Utils/Makefile b/chinese/p5-Lingua-Han-Utils/Makefile
index c3f143201719..b06df25055d2 100644
--- a/chinese/p5-Lingua-Han-Utils/Makefile
+++ b/chinese/p5-Lingua-Han-Utils/Makefile
@@ -19,15 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Lingua::Han::Utils.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Encode/Guess.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-Encode
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/chinese/p5-Lingua-ZH-BPMFConvert/Makefile b/chinese/p5-Lingua-ZH-BPMFConvert/Makefile
index 86bfc9639e52..3525ec7e59b8 100644
--- a/chinese/p5-Lingua-ZH-BPMFConvert/Makefile
+++ b/chinese/p5-Lingua-ZH-BPMFConvert/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Lingua::ZH::BPMFConvert.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/chinese/p5-Lingua-ZH-Segment/Makefile b/chinese/p5-Lingua-ZH-Segment/Makefile
index d169ecdfcce7..ddb07602fc93 100644
--- a/chinese/p5-Lingua-ZH-Segment/Makefile
+++ b/chinese/p5-Lingua-ZH-Segment/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	clsung@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Chinese Text Segmentation
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=		Lingua::ZH::Segment.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8.1 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/comms/hamlib/Makefile b/comms/hamlib/Makefile
index 5c7db56714c1..59e766a1d482 100644
--- a/comms/hamlib/Makefile
+++ b/comms/hamlib/Makefile
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ OPTIONS	=	PYTHON	"Define if you want PYTHON bindings" OFF \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		required Perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 or lang/perl5 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if defined(WITH_XML)
 USE_GNOME+=		libxml2
 PLIST_SUB+=		XML=""
diff --git a/comms/p5-Device-SerialPort/Makefile b/comms/p5-Device-SerialPort/Makefile
index 6a23e785992a..25261c1d9944 100644
--- a/comms/p5-Device-SerialPort/Makefile
+++ b/comms/p5-Device-SerialPort/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN1=		modemtest.1
 MAN3=		Device::SerialPort.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 or lang/perl5 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/comms/p5-Fax-Hylafax-Client/Makefile b/comms/p5-Fax-Hylafax-Client/Makefile
index 0e49eda761bf..4b378f8c8781 100644
--- a/comms/p5-Fax-Hylafax-Client/Makefile
+++ b/comms/p5-Fax-Hylafax-Client/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	A simple Perl client for the HylaFAX fax server
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/FTP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/FTP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Fax::Hylafax::Client.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8.0 or superior. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/comms/p5-SMS-Send/Makefile b/comms/p5-SMS-Send/Makefile
index 48acb10a3c6d..f4e97a7bdce4 100644
--- a/comms/p5-SMS-Send/Makefile
+++ b/comms/p5-SMS-Send/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ MAN3=		SMS::Send.3 \
 		SMS::Send::Driver.3 \
 		SMS::Send::Test.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 due to dependency. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Convert-Bencode_XS/Makefile b/converters/p5-Convert-Bencode_XS/Makefile
index 76bc923a1e98..a2997ca2cc48 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Convert-Bencode_XS/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Convert-Bencode_XS/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/extras/* ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Convert-Morse/Makefile b/converters/p5-Convert-Morse/Makefile
index f6cf1357e952..1a9ad1696fd1 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Convert-Morse/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Convert-Morse/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl module to convert between ASCII and Morse codes
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=		Convert::Morse.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=		this program only support perl 5.8.1 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Encode-JIS2K/Makefile b/converters/p5-Encode-JIS2K/Makefile
index 3a528cbee8ae..c05108f11e71 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Encode-JIS2K/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Encode-JIS2K/Makefile
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	rafan@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	JIS X 0212 (aka JIS 2000) Encodings
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.3+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.7.3 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Encode-compat/Makefile b/converters/p5-Encode-compat/Makefile
index d85e57a1c880..2a3dd6218cb5 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Encode-compat/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Encode-compat/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Encode::compat.3 Encode::compat::Alias.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This program only support perl 5.6.1 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Encode/Makefile b/converters/p5-Encode/Makefile
index 439a2c63a045..11ad016bee7c 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Encode/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Encode/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	rafan@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Provides interfaces between strings and the rest of the system
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.3+
 
 MAN3=		Encode.3 \
 		Encode::Alias.3 \
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ MAN3=		Encode.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.7.3 or above
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} > 500800
 post-patch:
 	${PERL} -pi -e '$$_="" if $$.>=23 && $$.<=25; $$_="my \@exe_files=();\n" if $$.==25' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
diff --git a/converters/p5-JSON-XS/Makefile b/converters/p5-JSON-XS/Makefile
index 81a2bfb44693..8e1ad087ef97 100644
--- a/converters/p5-JSON-XS/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-JSON-XS/Makefile
@@ -16,13 +16,7 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:C/0$//}
 MAINTAINER=	clsung@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	JSON serialising/deserialising, done correctly and fast
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 MAN3=		JSON::XS.3 JSON::XS::Boolean.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-MIME-Base64/Makefile b/converters/p5-MIME-Base64/Makefile
index 5e868ef5c125..02a173c3e4c8 100644
--- a/converters/p5-MIME-Base64/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-MIME-Base64/Makefile
@@ -20,14 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 MAN3=		MIME::Base64.3 \
 		MIME::QuotedPrint.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/XSLoader.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-XSLoader
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/XSLoader.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-XSLoader
-
-post-patch:
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/require 5.006/d' ${WRKSRC}/${CONFIGURE_SCRIPT}
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Number-Nary/Makefile b/converters/p5-Number-Nary/Makefile
index f976c78e019a..f03432d7a2b4 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Number-Nary/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Number-Nary/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Sub/Exporter.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Exporter \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/List/MoreUtils.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-List-MoreUtils
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Number::Nary.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Number-RecordLocator/Makefile b/converters/p5-Number-RecordLocator/Makefile
index 238c226b74e4..82c2e3f8a076 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Number-RecordLocator/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Number-RecordLocator/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Number::RecordLocator.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Text-Unidecode/Makefile b/converters/p5-Text-Unidecode/Makefile
index dd670eb225a6..fa605a14cd89 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Text-Unidecode/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Text-Unidecode/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Text::Unidecode.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	"This port requires perl 5.6 or newer"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-Unicode-String/Makefile b/converters/p5-Unicode-String/Makefile
index 79f2dd80b956..e2f61372747e 100644
--- a/converters/p5-Unicode-String/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-Unicode-String/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	These are experimental Perl5 modules to handle various Unicode issues
 
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.2+
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500804
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/MIME/Base64.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-MIME-Base64
 .endif
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
-
 MAN3=		Unicode::CharName.3 Unicode::String.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/converters/p5-XML-WBXML/Makefile b/converters/p5-XML-WBXML/Makefile
index b167efab88e7..83f535aae907 100644
--- a/converters/p5-XML-WBXML/Makefile
+++ b/converters/p5-XML-WBXML/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ MAN3=	XML::WBXML.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/mysql323-scripts/Makefile b/databases/mysql323-scripts/Makefile
index 9b5f645bb43e..e4958171f08b 100644
--- a/databases/mysql323-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql323-scripts/Makefile
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ PKGINSTALL=	mustnotexist
 PLIST=		${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist.scripts
 
 SCRIPTS_ONLY=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/databases/mysql40-scripts/Makefile b/databases/mysql40-scripts/Makefile
index 51c445d89205..8be8e369392e 100644
--- a/databases/mysql40-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql40-scripts/Makefile
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ PKGINSTALL=	mustnotexist
 PLIST=		${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist.scripts
 
 SCRIPTS_ONLY=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/databases/mysql41-scripts/Makefile b/databases/mysql41-scripts/Makefile
index c17cb4d517e2..17085831b6d6 100644
--- a/databases/mysql41-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql41-scripts/Makefile
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ PKGINSTALL=	mustnotexist
 PLIST=		${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist.scripts
 
 SCRIPTS_ONLY=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/databases/mysql50-scripts/Makefile b/databases/mysql50-scripts/Makefile
index 1e96f2b0dd43..fb2f7929a86c 100644
--- a/databases/mysql50-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql50-scripts/Makefile
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ PKGMESSAGE=	mustnotexist
 PLIST=		${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist.scripts
 
 SCRIPTS_ONLY=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/databases/mysql51-scripts/Makefile b/databases/mysql51-scripts/Makefile
index 7aa6e28374ba..bb4acfcf8a31 100644
--- a/databases/mysql51-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql51-scripts/Makefile
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ PKGMESSAGE=	mustnotexist
 PLIST=		${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist.scripts
 
 SCRIPTS_ONLY=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/databases/mysql54-scripts/Makefile b/databases/mysql54-scripts/Makefile
index 7aa6e28374ba..bb4acfcf8a31 100644
--- a/databases/mysql54-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql54-scripts/Makefile
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ PKGMESSAGE=	mustnotexist
 PLIST=		${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist.scripts
 
 SCRIPTS_ONLY=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/databases/mysql55-scripts/Makefile b/databases/mysql55-scripts/Makefile
index 7aa6e28374ba..bb4acfcf8a31 100644
--- a/databases/mysql55-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql55-scripts/Makefile
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ PKGMESSAGE=	mustnotexist
 PLIST=		${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist.scripts
 
 SCRIPTS_ONLY=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/databases/mysql60-scripts/Makefile b/databases/mysql60-scripts/Makefile
index 7aa6e28374ba..bb4acfcf8a31 100644
--- a/databases/mysql60-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql60-scripts/Makefile
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ PKGMESSAGE=	mustnotexist
 PLIST=		${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist.scripts
 
 SCRIPTS_ONLY=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-Managed/Makefile b/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-Managed/Makefile
index 401ecb100fdf..be4b258855a6 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-Managed/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-Managed/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ MAN3=	Cache::Memcached::Managed.3 \
 	Cache::Memcached::Managed::Inactive.3 \
 	Cache::Memcached::Managed::Multi.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-XS/Makefile b/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-XS/Makefile
index 835fe141ace6..f9260698ae55 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-XS/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached-XS/Makefile
@@ -19,15 +19,9 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	memcache.4:${PORTSDIR}/databases/libmemcache
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Storable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Storable
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.6+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	INC="-I${LOCALBASE}/include"
 
 MAN3=		Cache::Memcached::XS.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500806
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.6 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-AutoLoader/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-AutoLoader/Makefile
index 68aadbe29d85..4d3834edfb82 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-AutoLoader/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-AutoLoader/Makefile
@@ -24,13 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Class::DBI::AutoLoader.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if /use warnings/;' \
-       		-e 's/^our (\S+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' \
-		${WRKSRC}/AutoLoader.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-DATA-Schema/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-DATA-Schema/Makefile
index 1565d7b3498a..41661328d8c1 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-DATA-Schema/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-DATA-Schema/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Class::DBI::DATA::Schema.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-DDL/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-DDL/Makefile
index 471ac83c94fa..43c3a3784d93 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-DDL/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-DDL/Makefile
@@ -18,15 +18,9 @@ COMMENT=	DDL for Class-DBI
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Class/DBI.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-Class-DBI
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Class::DBI::DDL.3 \
 		Class::DBI::DDL::Pg.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		needs perl 5.8 or higher, install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Loader/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Loader/Makefile
index b0e734d574d3..338a8aef1bec 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Loader/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Loader/Makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ OPTIONS=	PGSQL "Enable support for PostgreSQL" Off \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if defined(WITH_PGSQL)
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Class/DBI/Pg.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Pg
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-AbstractCount/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-AbstractCount/Makefile
index c7b6cdae3dd7..481117a922d5 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-AbstractCount/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-AbstractCount/Makefile
@@ -24,8 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Class::DBI::Plugin::AbstractCount.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Iterator/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Iterator/Makefile
index 0042531a33c0..2b3eb0320bba 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Iterator/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Iterator/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		Class::DBI::Plugin::Iterator.3 \
 		Class::DBI::Plugin::Iterator::Nihongo.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	perl 5.6 or newer required by Class::DBI. Install lang/perl5.8 or lang/perl5 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Pager/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Pager/Makefile
index 5145b11c4c9a..4d893c9eb45d 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Pager/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Pager/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Class/DBI.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-Class-DBI \
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		Class::DBI::Plugin::Pager.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	perl 5.6 or newer required by Class::DBI. Install lang/perl5.8 or lang/perl5 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-RetrieveAll/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-RetrieveAll/Makefile
index db18e72083a3..fd3683225c99 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-RetrieveAll/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-RetrieveAll/Makefile
@@ -21,13 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Class::DBI::Plugin::RetrieveAll.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/^our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1);$$1/;' \
-		    -e '$$_="" if /use warnings/;' \
-		${WRKSRC}/lib/Class/DBI/Plugin/RetrieveAll.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Type/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Type/Makefile
index 0c5a747d812c..e0e71e0953d5 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Type/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin-Type/Makefile
@@ -21,16 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Class::DBI::Plugin::Type.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/^our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1);$$1/;' \
-		    -e '$$_="" if /use warnings/;' \
-		${WRKSRC}/Type.pm
-
-post-configure:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's,/usr/local/,\$$(PREFIX)/,g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin/Makefile
index 2065499f09e8..c589c48801ed 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Plugin/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Class::DBI::Plugin.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again.
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Sweet/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Sweet/Makefile
index 89f9a996bd7e..ec2f65790efc 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Sweet/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI-Sweet/Makefile
@@ -22,17 +22,11 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Class-DBI>=3.0.12:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-Class-DBI \
 		${SITE_PERL}/SQL/Abstract.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=		Class::DBI::Sweet.3 Class::DBI::Sweet::Topping.3
 
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless m,DBD::SQLite,' ${WRKSRC}/Build.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Class-DBI/Makefile b/databases/p5-Class-DBI/Makefile
index 4d3a2e8d130e..9a9f36ec4beb 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Class-DBI/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Class-DBI/Makefile
@@ -42,10 +42,4 @@ post-configure:
 # dirty hack to deceive irritable pod2man
 	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^(POD2MAN_EXE.*)$$/\1 --lax/;' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBD-CSV/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBD-CSV/Makefile
index 6332aec14ded..49ff3241107a 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBD-CSV/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBD-CSV/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN3=		DBD::CSV.3 Bundle::DBD::CSV.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBD-InterBase/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBD-InterBase/Makefile
index 8067e593bfbc..fb2ea01064a3 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBD-InterBase/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBD-InterBase/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ post-patch:
 
 MAN3=		DBD::InterBase.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 or lang/perl5 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBD-LDAP/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBD-LDAP/Makefile
index 323bdbf152b4..f8a5c2dd7bfa 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBD-LDAP/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBD-LDAP/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		DBD::LDAP.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBD-Mock/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBD-Mock/Makefile
index 8d97d672d375..69597e7b9fb7 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBD-Mock/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBD-Mock/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Simple mock DBD implementation used for testing
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/DBI.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBI
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.6+
 
 MAN3=		DBD::Mock.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500806
-IGNORE=		needs Perl 5.8.6 or above (lang/perl5.8)
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-DigestColumns/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-DigestColumns/Makefile
index 50fc3c147cd1..16b4635c2b6a 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-DigestColumns/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-DigestColumns/Makefile
@@ -20,15 +20,11 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-DBIx-Class>=0.06002:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBIx-Class \
 		p5-Digest>=1.11:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::Class::DigestColumns.3
 
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless /^\s*build_requires/ .. /},$$/ or /^\s*recommends/ .. /},$$/ ' ${WRKSRC}/Build.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Loader/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Loader/Makefile
index 31ab2f7365aa..4a556a063277 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Loader/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Loader/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-DBI>=1.3:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBI \
 		p5-UNIVERSAL-require>=0.10:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-require
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::Class::Loader.3 \
 	DBIx::Class::Loader::DB2.3 \
@@ -33,8 +33,4 @@ MAN3=	DBIx::Class::Loader.3 \
 	DBIx::Class::Loader::Writing.3 \
 	DBIx::Class::Loader::mysql.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500800
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.8. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Schema-Loader/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Schema-Loader/Makefile
index 1d14328aad29..6a91600afc32 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Schema-Loader/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Schema-Loader/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Data-Dump>=1.06:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Data-Dump \
 		p5-Class-Inspector>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Inspector \
 		p5-DBIx-Class>=0.07006:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBIx-Class \
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader.3 \
 	DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader::Base.3 \
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ OPTIONS=	SQLITE "SQLite Support" Off \
 		
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500800
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.8. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-
 .if defined(WITH_SQLITE)
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-DBD-SQLite>=1.12:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBD-SQLite \
 		p5-DBI>=1.56:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBI
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-UUIDColumns/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-UUIDColumns/Makefile
index be7fbbc7723d..547d0802d102 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-UUIDColumns/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-UUIDColumns/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/DBD/SQLite.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-
 		${SITE_PERL}/DBIx/Class.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBIx-Class
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::Class::UUIDColumns.3 \
 	DBIx::Class::UUIDColumns::UUIDMaker.3 \
@@ -32,10 +32,4 @@ MAN3=	DBIx::Class::UUIDColumns.3 \
 	DBIx::Class::UUIDColumns::UUIDMaker::Win32::Guidgen.3 \
 	DBIx::Class::UUIDColumns::UUIDMaker::Win32API::GUID.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Validation/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Validation/Makefile
index 84af769c327d..a73ed9d06c33 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Validation/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-Validation/Makefile
@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Module/Install.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Module-Instal
 		${SITE_PERL}/DBIx/Class.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBIx-Class
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::Class::Validation.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-WebForm/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-WebForm/Makefile
index 441d445c9b2a..029a2ab74912 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-WebForm/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class-WebForm/Makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-DBIx-Class>=0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBIx-Class \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Data/FormValidator.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Data-FormValidator
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::Class::WebForm.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class/Makefile
index 0b45877080a3..65fb9e97ee5f 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Class/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Class/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Data-Page>=2.00:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-Data-Page \
 		p5-Class-Accessor-Grouped>=0.05002:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Accessor-Grouped \
 		p5-JSON>=1.00:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-JSON
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN1=	dbicadmin.1
 MAN3=	DBIx::Class.3 \
@@ -101,8 +101,4 @@ MAN3=	DBIx::Class.3 \
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless /^\s*build_requires/' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Log4perl/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Log4perl/Makefile
index 5456c39674fc..035eec4f8d59 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Log4perl/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Log4perl/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-DBI>=1.50:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBI \
 		p5-Log-Log4perl>=1.04:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Log-Log4perl
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::Log4perl.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.8.0 Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Perlish/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Perlish/Makefile
index a7237db2ce6d..333cf70e6b0a 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Perlish/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Perlish/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-DBI>0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBI \
 		p5-PadWalker>0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-PadWalker
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.2+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::Perlish.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500802
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.2 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-SQLEngine/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-SQLEngine/Makefile
index c62a3669488a..c480df9cdebf 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-SQLEngine/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-SQLEngine/Makefile
@@ -84,10 +84,4 @@ MAN3=	DBIx::SQLEngine.3 \
 	DBIx::SQLEngine::Schema::TableSet.3 \
 	DBIx::SQLEngine::Utility::CloneWithParams.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-SQLite-Simple/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-SQLite-Simple/Makefile
index ed254628a5a8..e7974346bb6b 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-SQLite-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-SQLite-Simple/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=	DBIx::SQLite::Simple.3 \
 	DBIx::SQLite::Simple::Table.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600	# inherited from devel/p5-Class-Gomor
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or higher, install lang/perl5.6 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-SearchBuilder/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-SearchBuilder/Makefile
index 3b3848d75467..808416eb279a 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-SearchBuilder/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-SearchBuilder/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Class/ReturnValue.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Retu
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Encode.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-Encode
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.3+
 
 MAN3=	DBIx::SearchBuilder.3 DBIx::SearchBuilder::Handle.3 \
 	DBIx::SearchBuilder::Handle::Informix.3 \
@@ -43,10 +43,4 @@ MAN3=	DBIx::SearchBuilder.3 DBIx::SearchBuilder::Handle.3 \
 	DBIx::SearchBuilder::Union.3 \
 	DBIx::SearchBuilder::Unique.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.7.3 due to dependency on devel/p5-Encode.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-DBIx-Simple/Makefile b/databases/p5-DBIx-Simple/Makefile
index c8cca8fb8889..3ff489e958e6 100644
--- a/databases/p5-DBIx-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-DBIx-Simple/Makefile
@@ -44,8 +44,4 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-DBIx-XHTML_Table>=0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBIx-XHTML_Table
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-Text-Table>=0:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Text-Table
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		need at least Perl 5.6; install lang/perl or lang/perl5.8
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Data-Pageset/Makefile b/databases/p5-Data-Pageset/Makefile
index d7412b383c9a..ec540d72f366 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Data-Pageset/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Data-Pageset/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Data::Pageset.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Exception-Class-DBI/Makefile b/databases/p5-Exception-Class-DBI/Makefile
index b96fd95919d6..b782986930d5 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Exception-Class-DBI/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Exception-Class-DBI/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	DBI Exception objects
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Exception/Class.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Exception-Class \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/DBI.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBI
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Exception::Class::DBI.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800 # inherited from devel/p5-Exception-Class
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-GDBM/Makefile b/databases/p5-GDBM/Makefile
index edfaf6bc0988..67739f55d1c6 100644
--- a/databases/p5-GDBM/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-GDBM/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ COMMENT=	GNU Data Base Manager (gdbm) interface
 LIB_DEPENDS=	gdbm.3:${PORTSDIR}/databases/gdbm
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS=	| ${TAR} -xf - ${DISTNAME}/ext/GDBM_File
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/ext/GDBM_File
 CFLAGS=		-I${LOCALBASE}/include
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=		GDBM_File.3
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/MAN3PODS/s|.*||' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl from ports. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Genezzo/Makefile b/databases/p5-Genezzo/Makefile
index 1f33d1babc8a..7fe998ff932b 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Genezzo/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Genezzo/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ COMMENT=	An extensible database with SQL and DBI
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Parse/RecDescent.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.3+
 
 MAN1=		gendba.pl.1 genexp.pl.1
 MAN3=		Genezzo.3 Genezzo::Block::RDBArray.3 \
@@ -55,10 +55,4 @@ MAN3=		Genezzo.3 Genezzo::Block::RDBArray.3 \
 		Genezzo::Util.3 Genezzo::XEval.3 Genezzo::XEval::Prepare.3 \
 		Genezzo::XEval::SQLAlter.3 Genezzo::gendba.3 Genezzo::genexp.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.7.3 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Iterator-DBI/Makefile b/databases/p5-Iterator-DBI/Makefile
index f3df9a8978f3..659bc45ad28c 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Iterator-DBI/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Iterator-DBI/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Iterator::DBI.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.8 due to dependencies
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Jifty-DBI/Makefile b/databases/p5-Jifty-DBI/Makefile
index 5b96d34afb6d..ae21917edb84 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Jifty-DBI/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Jifty-DBI/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	\
 		p5-Cache-Memcached>0:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-Cache-Memcached
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.3+
 
 MAN3=	Jifty::DBI.3 \
 	Jifty::DBI::Class::Trigger.3 \
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ MAN3=	Jifty::DBI.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500803
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.3 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500807
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	p5-Encode>=2.10:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-Encode
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-Encode>=2.10:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-Encode
diff --git a/databases/p5-Oryx/Makefile b/databases/p5-Oryx/Makefile
index 1380046155c8..b267c898437b 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Oryx/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Oryx/Makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,4 @@ MAN3=	Oryx.3 Oryx::Association.3 Oryx::Association::Array.3 Oryx::Attribute.3 \
 	Oryx::DBM::Association.3 Oryx::DBM::Class.3 Oryx::DBI::Parent.3 \
 	Oryx::Association::Reference.3 Oryx::DBM::Util.3 Oryx::Value::Text.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-POE-Component-EasyDBI/Makefile b/databases/p5-POE-Component-EasyDBI/Makefile
index c08cc0446ed6..068f76d129e9 100644
--- a/databases/p5-POE-Component-EasyDBI/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-POE-Component-EasyDBI/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		POE::Component::EasyDBI.3 \
 		POE::Component::EasyDBI::SubProcess.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-POE-Component-LaDBI/Makefile b/databases/p5-POE-Component-LaDBI/Makefile
index 16259a466073..38ba8bf9513d 100644
--- a/databases/p5-POE-Component-LaDBI/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-POE-Component-LaDBI/Makefile
@@ -26,16 +26,10 @@ MAN3=		POE::Component::LaDBI.3 POE::Component::LaDBI::Commands.3 \
 		POE::Component::LaDBI::Request.3 \
 		POE::Component::LaDBI::Response.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
 post-extract:
 	${RM} ${WRKSRC}/*.pl
 
 post-patch:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e 's!(?=read_answer_yes\()!0 and !;' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 or lang/perl5 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Pg/Makefile b/databases/p5-Pg/Makefile
index 7704ffd9a6cc..2ac478f90634 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Pg/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Pg/Makefile
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ MAINTAINER=	girgen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	An interface for using perl5 to access PostgreSQL databases
 
 USE_PGSQL=	yes
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Pg.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	POSTGRES_INCLUDE=${LOCALBASE}/include POSTGRES_LIB=${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-RRD-Simple/Makefile b/databases/p5-RRD-Simple/Makefile
index 8cc322d723a5..9b3105bb76dd 100644
--- a/databases/p5-RRD-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-RRD-Simple/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 MAN3=		RRD::Simple.3 RRD::Simple::Examples.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Rose-DB-Object/Makefile b/databases/p5-Rose-DB-Object/Makefile
index 388fe88c42b5..8f7996ec164c 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Rose-DB-Object/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Rose-DB-Object/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Rose-DB>=0.734,1:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-Rose-DB \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 OPTIONS=	FAST_CLONE	"use Scalar::Util::Clone (requires perl5.8+)"	off
 
@@ -101,8 +101,4 @@ MAN3=	Rose::DB::Object.3 \
 	Rose::DB::Object::Tutorial.3 \
 	Rose::DB::Object::Util.3
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Rose-DB/Makefile b/databases/p5-Rose-DB/Makefile
index d28168d0871f..934c8f79a80c 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Rose-DB/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Rose-DB/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Rose-DateTime>=0.532:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Rose-DateTime \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/YAML/Syck.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-YAML-Syck
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Rose::DB.3 \
 	Rose::DB::Constants.3 \
@@ -42,10 +42,4 @@ MAN3=	Rose::DB.3 \
 	Rose::DB::SQLite.3 \
 	Rose::DB::Tutorial.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract-Limit/Makefile b/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract-Limit/Makefile
index 31e07be08054..2cbfcf0d33a6 100644
--- a/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract-Limit/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract-Limit/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		SQL::Abstract::Limit.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.x or later
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract/Makefile b/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract/Makefile
index fd873e900e1b..38eb26972464 100644
--- a/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-SQL-Abstract/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		SQL::Abstract.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-SQL-ReservedWords/Makefile b/databases/p5-SQL-ReservedWords/Makefile
index ff645843e621..9aac4f120b0c 100644
--- a/databases/p5-SQL-ReservedWords/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-SQL-ReservedWords/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ COMMENT=	Reserved SQL words by ANSI/ISO
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Sub/Exporter.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Exporter
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=	sqlrw.1
 MAN3=	SQL::ReservedWords.3 \
@@ -31,8 +31,4 @@ MAN3=	SQL::ReservedWords.3 \
 	SQL::ReservedWords::SQLite.3 \
 	SQL::ReservedWords::Sybase.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-SQL-Statement/Makefile b/databases/p5-SQL-Statement/Makefile
index 06688b8b0e81..83c2b308ff30 100644
--- a/databases/p5-SQL-Statement/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-SQL-Statement/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,4 @@ MAN3=		SQL::Eval.3 \
 		SQL::Statement::Structure.3 \
 		SQL::Statement::Syntax.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-SQL-Translator/Makefile b/databases/p5-SQL-Translator/Makefile
index 1c2dfe7ebcd6..baa695897f2d 100644
--- a/databases/p5-SQL-Translator/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-SQL-Translator/Makefile
@@ -104,8 +104,4 @@ MAN3=		SQL::Translator.3 \
 		SQL::Translator::Utils.3 \
 		Test::SQL::Translator.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Template-DBI/Makefile b/databases/p5-Template-DBI/Makefile
index 4c9295648bda..197239b58ce9 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Template-DBI/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Template-DBI/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ post-patch:
 	${PERL} -i -pe 's|TT_QUIET\s*=\s*0|TT_QUIET = 1|' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 	${PERL} -i -pe 's|TT_ACCEPT\s*=\s*0|TT_ACCEPT = 1|' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Test-DatabaseRow/Makefile b/databases/p5-Test-DatabaseRow/Makefile
index 568a1ab31337..74dd07a20f60 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Test-DatabaseRow/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Test-DatabaseRow/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ MAN3=		Test::DatabaseRow.3
 post-configure:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^(POD2MAN_EXE.*)$$/\1 --lax/;' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-Time-Piece-MySQL/Makefile b/databases/p5-Time-Piece-MySQL/Makefile
index 21bb43ad2270..cff45f7f7da2 100644
--- a/databases/p5-Time-Piece-MySQL/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-Time-Piece-MySQL/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Time::Piece::MySQL.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/p5-sqlrelay/Makefile b/databases/p5-sqlrelay/Makefile
index 787b37c0b0af..f1618e7065f5 100644
--- a/databases/p5-sqlrelay/Makefile
+++ b/databases/p5-sqlrelay/Makefile
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ do-extract:
 	${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/src/api/perl/CVS
 
 post-patch:
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500600
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/installman3dir/siteman3dir/g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/api/perl/*/Makefile
-.endif
 
 do-build:
 	for dir in ${WRKSRC}/src/api/perl/*; do \
diff --git a/deskutils/p5-Data-ICal/Makefile b/deskutils/p5-Data-ICal/Makefile
index f77d18da41b5..1b71b56f599e 100644
--- a/deskutils/p5-Data-ICal/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/p5-Data-ICal/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,4 @@ MAN3=	Data::ICal.3 \
 	Data::ICal::Entry::Todo.3 \
 	Data::ICal::Property.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/deskutils/p5-Goo/Makefile b/deskutils/p5-Goo/Makefile
index d4690c0dad2d..81c1e083f765 100644
--- a/deskutils/p5-Goo/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/p5-Goo/Makefile
@@ -167,10 +167,4 @@ MAN3=	Goo.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/avr-gcc-3/Makefile b/devel/avr-gcc-3/Makefile
index eac2c528476c..19b70a212229 100644
--- a/devel/avr-gcc-3/Makefile
+++ b/devel/avr-gcc-3/Makefile
@@ -53,11 +53,4 @@ pre-build:
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/gcc &&\
 		makeinfo -I doc -I doc/include --no-split -o doc/gcc.info doc/gcc.texi
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BROKEN=		System's Pod::Man too old to generate the documentation.
-IGNORE=		you need a newer version of Perl to build the documentation
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/avr-gcc/Makefile b/devel/avr-gcc/Makefile
index ac030e25d664..8ffb249d8008 100644
--- a/devel/avr-gcc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/avr-gcc/Makefile
@@ -61,9 +61,4 @@ INFO=		cpp gcc gccint cppinternals gccinstall
 post-extract:
 	cd ${WRKDIR} && ${MKDIR} build
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BROKEN=		system's Pod::Man too old to generate the documentation.
-IGNORE=		you need a newer version of Perl to build the documentation
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/cil/Makefile b/devel/cil/Makefile
index 598a5d636455..22fa0df20885 100644
--- a/devel/cil/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cil/Makefile
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ BINFILES=	cilly patcher teetwo
 LIBFILES=	Cilly.pm KeptFile.pm OutputFile.pm TempFile.pm
 EXECFILES=	cilly.byte.exe machdep.exe
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		does not work with perl < 5.6.1
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's:@CILHOME@/lib:${SITE_PERL}/CIL:g; s:\@CILHOME\@:${PREFIX}:g' ${WRKSRC}/bin/CilConfig.pm.in
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|$$::cilhome|${PREFIX}|g; s|obj/$$::archos|libexec/cil|g' ${WRKSRC}/bin/cilly
@@ -63,4 +57,4 @@ do-install:
 	${INSTALL} ${WRKSRC}/obj/${ARCH}_FREEBSD/${f} ${PREFIX}/libexec/cil/
 .endfor
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/cvsweb3/Makefile b/devel/cvsweb3/Makefile
index ebb9e80c58a2..4c6655719b91 100644
--- a/devel/cvsweb3/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cvsweb3/Makefile
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/deputy/Makefile b/devel/deputy/Makefile
index 328c1f486bd1..8c87c3b26867 100644
--- a/devel/deputy/Makefile
+++ b/devel/deputy/Makefile
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ INCFILES=	annots.h checks.h
 LIBFILES=	Cilly.pm KeptFile.pm OutputFile.pm TempFile.pm
 EXECFILES=	deputy.asm.exe deputy.byte.exe deputy_libc.o
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		does not work with perl < 5.6.1
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's:@CILHOME@/lib:${SITE_PERL}/CIL:g; s:\@CILHOME\@:${PREFIX}:g' ${WRKSRC}/cil/bin/CilConfig.pm.in
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|^use KeptFile;|use CIL::KeptFile;|; s|^use OutputFile;|use CIL::OutputFile;|; s|^use TempFile;|use CIL::TempFile;|' ${WRKSRC}/cil/lib/Cilly.pm
@@ -62,4 +56,4 @@ do-install:
 .endfor
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/doc/deputy.1 ${MANPREFIX}/man/man1
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/hs-haddock/Makefile b/devel/hs-haddock/Makefile
index cbabb33c709a..e12273414fe2 100644
--- a/devel/hs-haddock/Makefile
+++ b/devel/hs-haddock/Makefile
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ USE_AUTOTOOLS=	autoconf:259:env
 PLIST_SUB+=	HADDOCK_VERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		needs perl >= 5.6
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|/usr/local/share/sgml/catalog||' ${WRKSRC}/doc/configure.ac
 
@@ -68,4 +62,4 @@ post-install:
 	@(cd ${WRKSRC}/doc && ${CP} -R haddock ${PREFIX}/share/doc)
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/libpperl/Makefile b/devel/libpperl/Makefile
index 1367711e14c4..9acedc551138 100644
--- a/devel/libpperl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libpperl/Makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ USE_AUTOTOOLS=	libtool:15
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	pkgconfig
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		this library only supports perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-AI-Pathfinding-AStar/Makefile b/devel/p5-AI-Pathfinding-AStar/Makefile
index fa0948513460..bf1f864dc599 100644
--- a/devel/p5-AI-Pathfinding-AStar/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-AI-Pathfinding-AStar/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		AI::Pathfinding::AStar.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Bucketizer/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Bucketizer/Makefile
index c2d90e2515ba..8d8bf8cd2755 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Bucketizer/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Bucketizer/Makefile
@@ -18,15 +18,9 @@ COMMENT=	Distribute sized items to buckets with limited size
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Algorithm/Permute.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Algorithm-Permute
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=		bucketize.1
 MAN3=		Algorithm::Bucketizer.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8.0 or superior. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-C3/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-C3/Makefile
index fbfe6d409054..85b22832240f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-C3/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-C3/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	lbr@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A module for merging hierarchies using the C3 algorithm
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Algorithm::C3.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later, install lang/perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-ChooseSubsets/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-ChooseSubsets/Makefile
index 7dd96d1b8295..aad0aaa220ca 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-ChooseSubsets/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-ChooseSubsets/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Algorithm::ChooseSubsets.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		needs perl 5.6.0 or higher, install lang/perl5.6 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Dependency-Objects/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Dependency-Objects/Makefile
index 6f89f4b0dac9..79c3bbd17724 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Dependency-Objects/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Dependency-Objects/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ MAN3=	Algorithm::Dependency::Objects.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from p5-Set-Object
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Dependency/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Dependency/Makefile
index 79f4ef7532ad..2bf063f00c8b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Dependency/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Dependency/Makefile
@@ -29,11 +29,4 @@ MAN3=	Algorithm::Dependency.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Evolutionary/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Evolutionary/Makefile
index 16d16dbbd3fc..1421353b0c98 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-Evolutionary/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-Evolutionary/Makefile
@@ -62,10 +62,4 @@ MAN3=	Algorithm::Evolutionary.3 \
 	Algorithm::Evolutionary::Wheel.3 \
 	Algorithm::Evolutionary::XML.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-LCS/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-LCS/Makefile
index 299134196c02..9283e980a00c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-LCS/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-LCS/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	tiger@whitetigersd.com
 COMMENT=	Fast (XS) implementation of the Longest Common Subsequence Algorithm
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 MAN3=		Algorithm::LCS.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
 
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-MinMax/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MinMax/Makefile
index d0eddf1bb9e5..d5d929179089 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-MinMax/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-MinMax/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Algorithm::MinMax.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Algorithm-SVM/Makefile b/devel/p5-Algorithm-SVM/Makefile
index d5e72d17c58a..14240a287853 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Algorithm-SVM/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Algorithm-SVM/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=		Algorithm::SVM.3 \
 
 CC=		c++
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-AnyEvent/Makefile b/devel/p5-AnyEvent/Makefile
index 7596c23bca05..8bea648dfd01 100644
--- a/devel/p5-AnyEvent/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-AnyEvent/Makefile
@@ -16,14 +16,8 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}${PORTVERSION:E}
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Provide framework for multiple event loops
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		AnyEvent.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-App-CLI/Makefile b/devel/p5-App-CLI/Makefile
index 72e317024a7e..a43f6c08bb39 100644
--- a/devel/p5-App-CLI/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-App-CLI/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=	App::CLI.3 \
 	App::CLI::Command.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-App-Cache/Makefile b/devel/p5-App-Cache/Makefile
index 5d3ec8a9420d..09df142f78e5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-App-Cache/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-App-Cache/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		App::Cache.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires at least Perl5.6.  Please install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-App-Options/Makefile b/devel/p5-App-Options/Makefile
index c0b3be85962f..1b6b5156eaba 100644
--- a/devel/p5-App-Options/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-App-Options/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		App::Options.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-App-Trace/Makefile b/devel/p5-App-Trace/Makefile
index c7b85c5e92e9..39efcb849ac3 100644
--- a/devel/p5-App-Trace/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-App-Trace/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		App::Trace.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600	# Inherited from devel/p5-App-Options
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Array-Iterator/Makefile b/devel/p5-Array-Iterator/Makefile
index dceb252c7df2..846a75539940 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Array-Iterator/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Array-Iterator/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ MAN3=		Array::Iterator.3 Array::Iterator::Circular.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Attribute-Handlers/Makefile b/devel/p5-Attribute-Handlers/Makefile
index 16696a82ce5c..fa7635925f55 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Attribute-Handlers/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Attribute-Handlers/Makefile
@@ -19,13 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Attribute::Handlers.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-##
-## this port requires PERL 5.6.x or later
-##
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-AutoLoader/Makefile b/devel/p5-AutoLoader/Makefile
index eebf16523e5c..8557cc4ce4b6 100644
--- a/devel/p5-AutoLoader/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-AutoLoader/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		AutoLoader.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		this program only support perl 5.6.1 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-B-Generate/Makefile b/devel/p5-B-Generate/Makefile
index 707f930e3cda..e738e97f67ab 100644
--- a/devel/p5-B-Generate/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-B-Generate/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=	B::Generate.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-B-Size/Makefile b/devel/p5-B-Size/Makefile
index 6ead26fbdf21..3805bdfa7199 100644
--- a/devel/p5-B-Size/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-B-Size/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		B::Size.3 B::TerseSize.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or higher. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-B-Utils/Makefile b/devel/p5-B-Utils/Makefile
index 0ab0621733e4..c5cdf2cd9301 100644
--- a/devel/p5-B-Utils/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-B-Utils/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	B::Utils.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-CPAN-Mini/Makefile b/devel/p5-CPAN-Mini/Makefile
index 6501894f88f1..4bab13243538 100644
--- a/devel/p5-CPAN-Mini/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-CPAN-Mini/Makefile
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ MAN3=	CPAN::Mini.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5 and try again
-.endif
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-Scalar-List-Utils>0:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	p5-Scalar-List-Utils>0:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
diff --git a/devel/p5-CPAN-SQLite/Makefile b/devel/p5-CPAN-SQLite/Makefile
index 493b9621c14f..53e33032bfe7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-CPAN-SQLite/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-CPAN-SQLite/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/DBD/SQLite.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-
 		${SITE_PERL}/LWP/Simple.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-libwww
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=	cpandb.1
 MAN3=	CPAN::SQLite::Index.3 \
@@ -37,10 +37,4 @@ MAN3=	CPAN::SQLite::Index.3 \
 	CPAN::SQLite::Info.3 \
 	CPAN::SQLite::Search.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=Needs perl 5.8.0 or higher, install lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-CPANPLUS/Makefile b/devel/p5-CPANPLUS/Makefile
index d72273bb5aa6..bb22d46b949c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-CPANPLUS/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-CPANPLUS/Makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ OPTIONS=	TEST_REPORTER "Send reports to cpan-testers" off \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
 .if defined(WITH_TEST_REPORTER)
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/Reporter.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Reporter
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/Reporter.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Reporter
diff --git a/devel/p5-Cache-FastMmap/Makefile b/devel/p5-Cache-FastMmap/Makefile
index eec1a1f74cc4..fce22ebf5d74 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Cache-FastMmap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Cache-FastMmap/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Cache::FastMmap.3 Cache::FastMmap::CImpl.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Cache/Makefile b/devel/p5-Cache/Makefile
index 77d5fc74d839..05b6df2ada24 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Cache/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Cache/Makefile
@@ -43,8 +43,4 @@ MAN3=		Cache.3 \
 		Cache::RemovalStrategy::LRU.3 \
 		Cache::Tester.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Carp-Assert-More/Makefile b/devel/p5-Carp-Assert-More/Makefile
index 57fe794c5b4e..fe8c08a9bde0 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Carp-Assert-More/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Carp-Assert-More/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ MAN3=	Carp::Assert::More.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from devel/p5-Test-Exception
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Accessor-Grouped/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Accessor-Grouped/Makefile
index ab6ad30c034d..b65a9854eb12 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Accessor-Grouped/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Accessor-Grouped/Makefile
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-MRO-Compat>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-MRO-Compat \
 		p5-Class-Inspector>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Inspector
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Class::Accessor::Grouped.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Accessor/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Accessor/Makefile
index 2e92931790c8..35960f7b5af1 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Accessor/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Accessor/Makefile
@@ -20,11 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		Class::Accessor.3 Class::Accessor::Fast.3 \
 		Class::Accessor::Faster.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/base.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Fields
-RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-AutoClass/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-AutoClass/Makefile
index 9d01bd20caf4..e0c7629ca14d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-AutoClass/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-AutoClass/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/IO/Scalar.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO-stringy
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS} \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Test/Deep.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Deep
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/AutoClass
 
 MAN3=		Class::AutoClass::Root.3 Class::AutoClass.3 Class::AutoClass::Args.3
@@ -34,8 +34,4 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Storable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Stora
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Storable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Storable
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently only supports Perl 5.8+.  This will hopefully change.  For now, please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Base/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Base/Makefile
index 8ef2eb90c33c..1dd5f0c5273d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Base/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Base/Makefile
@@ -18,12 +18,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Class::Base.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -i -pe 's/^our ([^\s;]+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' \
-		${WRKSRC}/lib/Class/Base.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-C3-Componentised/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-C3-Componentised/Makefile
index 939db09d0962..3620e5651848 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-C3-Componentised/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-C3-Componentised/Makefile
@@ -18,17 +18,11 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Class-C3>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-C3 \
 		p5-Class-Inspector>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Inspector
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	# Inherited from devel/p5-Algorithm-C3-Componentised
 
 MAN3=		Class::C3::Componentised.3
 
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless m,Test::,' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from devel/p5-Algorithm-C3-Componentised
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later, install lang/perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-C3-XS/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-C3-XS/Makefile
index 4fd8758f3dbf..9853cd756945 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-C3-XS/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-C3-XS/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	lbr@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	XS speedups for Class::C3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Class::C3::XS.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from devel/p5-Algorithm-C3
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later, install lang/perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-C3/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-C3/Makefile
index 52f8b47478b0..04e930c7fb7f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-C3/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-C3/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Algorithm-C3>=0.06:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Algorithm-C3
 .endif
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Class::C3.3 \
 		Class::C3::next.3
@@ -34,8 +34,4 @@ MAN3=		Class::C3.3 \
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless m,^if, .. m,}$$,' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from devel/p5-Algorithm-C3
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later, install lang/perl5.8
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Closure/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Closure/Makefile
index d694e3217d7e..aa72855826f8 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Closure/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Closure/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/PadWalker.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-PadWa
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Devel/Caller.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Devel-Caller
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Class::Closure.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		depends on something that wants perl 5.8.0 or later
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-CodeStyler/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-CodeStyler/Makefile
index f07a549a7c51..d745eb182872 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-CodeStyler/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-CodeStyler/Makefile
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ COMMENT=	Perl extension for code generation program formatting and execution
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Class/STL/Containers.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-STL-Containers
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.7+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500807
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.7.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Constant/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Constant/Makefile
index 6dccf3a5ef05..faacaf47926a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Constant/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Constant/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ MAN3=		Class::Constant.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Container/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Container/Makefile
index 5d640f4f5be2..25fec803b87e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Container/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Container/Makefile
@@ -28,8 +28,4 @@ MAN3=		Class::Container.3
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE="require perl 5.6.x or higher"
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Data-Accessor/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Data-Accessor/Makefile
index c99e71af60c4..1b65ebfc937b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Data-Accessor/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Data-Accessor/Makefile
@@ -15,12 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	lbr@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Inheritable and overridable class and instance data accessors
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Class::Data::Accessor.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Field/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Field/Makefile
index 4b8ce1cf683c..bdd7074c6fd8 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Field/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Field/Makefile
@@ -18,10 +18,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN3=		Class::Field.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Gomor/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Gomor/Makefile
index bfe0179a60af..b53de8c4038c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Gomor/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Gomor/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ MAN3=	Class::Gomor.3 \
 	Class::Gomor::Hash.3 \
 	Class::Gomor::Array.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=Needs perl 5.6.0 or higher, install lang/perl5.6 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Hook/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Hook/Makefile
index cc452cdb7a0b..0066ba5824d3 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Hook/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Hook/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ WRKSRC=			${WRKDIR}/Class-Hook
 
 MAN3=			Class::Hook.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-MOP/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-MOP/Makefile
index a66552690ddb..0e8f2d019c3d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-MOP/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-MOP/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ COMMENT=	A Meta Object Protocol for Perl 5
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Sub-Name>=0.02:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Name
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Class::MOP.3 \
 	Class::MOP::Attribute.3 \
@@ -41,8 +41,4 @@ post-install:
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/examples/* ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===> Examples installed in ${EXAMPLESDIR}."
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Multimethods-Pure/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Multimethods-Pure/Makefile
index 3af44e933d40..17da3c95b979 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Multimethods-Pure/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Multimethods-Pure/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Class::Multimethods::Pure.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-STL-Containers/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-STL-Containers/Makefile
index 184a18e34289..2e24fb5bfe59 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-STL-Containers/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-STL-Containers/Makefile
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	aaron@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl extension for STL-like object management
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.7+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500807
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.7.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Spiffy/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Spiffy/Makefile
index 285cf6e87c74..ece7e6bea15e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Spiffy/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Spiffy/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Class::Spiffy.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-StateMachine/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-StateMachine/Makefile
index 87a802045c97..099ec825b1b7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-StateMachine/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-StateMachine/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Class::StateMachine - define classes for state machines
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Class::StateMachine.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Std/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Std/Makefile
index c223093f728d..f67d950265fb 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Std/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Std/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ MAN3=		Class::Std.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500702
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Tangram/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Tangram/Makefile
index 595c5bed3324..00131da5ad4e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Tangram/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Tangram/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ MAN3=		Class::Tangram.3 Class::Tangram::Containers.3 \
 post-patch:
 		@${PERL} -pi -e 's/\@/\\@/' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Class-Throwable/Makefile b/devel/p5-Class-Throwable/Makefile
index 09d3f2a2b98b..e08429759312 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Class-Throwable/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Class-Throwable/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=		Class::Throwable.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6 or above.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Clone-More/Makefile b/devel/p5-Clone-More/Makefile
index 46753d6608d5..28e88695e6ed 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Clone-More/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Clone-More/Makefile
@@ -15,16 +15,10 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	gslin@gslin.org
 COMMENT=	Perl module for natively copying Perl data structures
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.5+
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 
 MAN3=		Clone::More.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500805
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.5 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Code-Perl/Makefile b/devel/p5-Code-Perl/Makefile
index 85ecc0fd9e83..7699d0cf0e6e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Code-Perl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Code-Perl/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Code::Perl.3 Code::Perl::Expr.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Commands-Guarded/Makefile b/devel/p5-Commands-Guarded/Makefile
index a479111585ff..e7591ae14f61 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Commands-Guarded/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Commands-Guarded/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Commands::Guarded.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	"This port requires perl 5.6 or newer"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-CommitBit/Makefile b/devel/p5-CommitBit/Makefile
index 2e81e0e1aed4..eb28ca83105e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-CommitBit/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-CommitBit/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Module/CoreList.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Module-CoreLis
 		p5-Jifty>=0.60728:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-Jifty \
 		p5-Text-Password-Pronounceable>=0:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Text-Password-Pronounceable
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.3+
 
 MAN3=		CommitBit.3 \
 		CommitBit::Action::ConfirmEmail.3 \
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=		CommitBit.3 \
 		CommitBit::Notification::ConfirmAddress.3 \
 		CommitBit::Notification::InviteToProject.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500803 # from p5-Jifty
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.3 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Any/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-Any/Makefile
index 42fad697879d..d09430d8c784 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-Any/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Any/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Module-Pluggable>=3.01:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Module-Pluggable \
 		p5-version>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-version
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Config::Any.3 \
 	Config::Any::General.3 \
@@ -28,8 +28,4 @@ MAN3=	Config::Any.3 \
 	Config::Any::XML.3 \
 	Config::Any::YAML.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-ApacheFormat/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-ApacheFormat/Makefile
index 9b96c9d2adbb..66bf321d3c17 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-ApacheFormat/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-ApacheFormat/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/auto/Class/MethodMaker/MethodMaker.so:$
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		Config::ApacheFormat.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		needs at least perl 5.6 to run
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Fast/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-Fast/Makefile
index 9d8954d4556a..b37249d5c1e8 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-Fast/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Fast/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Config::Fast.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		needs at least perl 5.6 to run
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-INI-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-INI-Simple/Makefile
index 2556a425ddee..5e15b7b8c22f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-INI-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-INI-Simple/Makefile
@@ -15,15 +15,9 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	gslin@gslin.org
 COMMENT=	Simple reading and writing from an INI file
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.7+
 USE_ZIP=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Config::INI::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500807
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.7 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Objective/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-Objective/Makefile
index 4f7a9e0732dc..192b9afec293 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-Objective/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Objective/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ MAN3=		Config::Objective::List.3 Config::Objective::Boolean.3 \
 		Config::Objective::Hash.3 Config::Objective::Integer.3 \
 		Config::Objective::String.3 Config::Objective::DataType.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6 or newer
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Properties/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-Properties/Makefile
index 2be05abc16bf..cb666bce82bd 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-Properties/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Properties/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Config::Properties.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Record/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-Record/Makefile
index d843e488637a..afdad11a4a31 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-Record/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Record/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Config::Record.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # as set by vendor
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Std/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-Std/Makefile
index 2acb48afa5de..2901065e7559 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-Std/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Std/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN3=		Config::Std.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Config-Tiny/Makefile b/devel/p5-Config-Tiny/Makefile
index 137136390f4d..4fb7c0a85502 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Config-Tiny/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Config-Tiny/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Config::Tiny.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Coro/Makefile b/devel/p5-Coro/Makefile
index 047042ac5cb9..a9a314ed1c17 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Coro/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Coro/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Event>=0.89:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Event \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/IO/AIO.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO-AIO
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Coro.3 Coro::AIO.3 Coro::Channel.3 Coro::Handle.3 \
 		Coro::LWP.3 Coro::MakeMaker.3 Coro::RWLock.3 Coro::Select.3 \
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ MAN3=		Coro.3 Coro::AIO.3 Coro::Channel.3 Coro::Handle.3 \
 		Coro::Socket.3 Coro::Specific.3 Coro::State.3 Coro::Storable.3 \
 		Coro::Timer.3 Coro::Util.3 Coro::Event.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/eg/* ${EXAMPLESDIR}
@@ -44,4 +38,4 @@ post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/cede-vs-schedule ${DOCSDIR}
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-ACL/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-ACL/Makefile
index 9fbd68ffabdb..67991c319f2f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-ACL/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-ACL/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Data::ACL.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Bind/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Bind/Makefile
index 18095d02ca0c..9219c46a69bc 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Bind/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Bind/Makefile
@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Class/Accessor.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Accesso
 		${SITE_PERL}/Test/Exception.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Exception
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Data::Bind.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Dumper-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Dumper-Simple/Makefile
index 8e18ab4ad58b..871155b07a98 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Dumper-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Dumper-Simple/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,5 @@ MAN3=		Data::Dumper::Simple.3
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Filter/Simple.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Filter-Simple
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 .endif
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE="Need at least perl 5.6.1 to build"
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-GUID/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-GUID/Makefile
index 48a784d8feb7..51bd79e70735 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-GUID/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-GUID/Makefile
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Sub/Install.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Install \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Data/UUID.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Data-UUID
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Data::GUID.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		has a dependency that wants perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-ObjectDriver/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-ObjectDriver/Makefile
index 5d6d72eaa44e..31375c46baa5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-ObjectDriver/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-ObjectDriver/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/DBI.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-DBI \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Text/SimpleTable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Text-SimpleTable
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Data::ObjectDriver.3 Data::ObjectDriver::BaseObject.3 \
 		Data::ObjectDriver::Driver::BaseCache.3 \
@@ -37,10 +37,4 @@ MAN3=		Data::ObjectDriver.3 Data::ObjectDriver::BaseObject.3 \
 		Data::ObjectDriver::Errors.3 Data::ObjectDriver::Profiler.3 \
 		Data::ObjectDriver::SQL.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-OptList/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-OptList/Makefile
index b797716e92ef..271542ed52f6 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-OptList/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-OptList/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Sub-Install>=0.92:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Install \
 		p5-Params-Util>=0.14:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Params-Util
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Data::OptList.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Postponed/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Postponed/Makefile
index bfc53c04c2f5..f2b78cdbe807 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Postponed/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Postponed/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ MAN3=	Data::Postponed.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # due to 'make test' failures
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Stag/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Stag/Makefile
index a764967aa950..94609f6eab95 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Stag/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Stag/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,4 @@ MAN3=		Data::Stag::GraphHandler.3 Data::Stag::PodParser.3 \
 		Data::Stag::IndentParser.3 Data::Stag::IndentWriter.3 \
 		Data::Stag.3 Data::Stag::XSLTHandler.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Structure-Util/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Structure-Util/Makefile
index aa6011f4e5dd..0f296246cf07 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Structure-Util/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Structure-Util/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 MAN1=		packages.pl.1
 MAN3=		Data::Structure::Util.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # restricted by vendor
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Swap/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Swap/Makefile
index d85f4d723725..9c9ea0ed031c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Swap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Swap/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Data::Swap.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		need at least Perl 5.6; install lang/perl or lang/perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-TemporaryBag/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-TemporaryBag/Makefile
index 5fc8bdad0298..0734d718aaf4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-TemporaryBag/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-TemporaryBag/Makefile
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ MAN3=		Data::TemporaryBag.3
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/500503-TemporaryBag.pm
-.endif
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-TreeDumper/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-TreeDumper/Makefile
index a54a99633d61..be31c6d80415 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-TreeDumper/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-TreeDumper/Makefile
@@ -26,15 +26,4 @@ MAN3=		Data::TreeDumper.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^our (\S+)/use vars q{$$1};$$1/g;' \
-		-e '$$_ = "" if /warnings|5.006/;' \
-		-e 's/}\(/}->(/g;' \
-		-e '$$_ .= "->" if $$. == 442;' \
-		${WRKSRC}/TreeDumper.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Data-Visitor/Makefile b/devel/p5-Data-Visitor/Makefile
index f07f0e06fec2..755055119ff2 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Data-Visitor/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Data-Visitor/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ COMMENT=	Visitor style traversal of Perl data structures
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Class-Accessor>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Accessor
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=	Data::Visitor.3 \
 	Data::Visitor::Callback.3
@@ -26,8 +26,4 @@ MAN3=	Data::Visitor.3 \
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless /Test::/' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Date-Easter/Makefile b/devel/p5-Date-Easter/Makefile
index 8b1ecbfc3ddc..d5d08d1ab14e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Date-Easter/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Date-Easter/Makefile
@@ -18,12 +18,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Date::Easter.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-# make PREFIX-clean under perl 5.005_03
-post-configure:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's,/usr/local/,\$$(PREFIX)/,g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Date-Holidays-DK/Makefile b/devel/p5-Date-Holidays-DK/Makefile
index ce1e91f45357..e358b3ab9cf8 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Date-Holidays-DK/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Date-Holidays-DK/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Date::Holidays::DK.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-DateTime-Calendar-Discordian/Makefile b/devel/p5-DateTime-Calendar-Discordian/Makefile
index 8a0c16826d3e..a1246a15fc16 100644
--- a/devel/p5-DateTime-Calendar-Discordian/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-DateTime-Calendar-Discordian/Makefile
@@ -23,11 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		DateTime::Calendar::Discordian.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if /^use warnings/' ${WRKSRC}/lib/DateTime/Calendar/Discordian.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Arena/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-Arena/Makefile
index ea7868bdc4e6..1510e8da34f2 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-Arena/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Arena/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	skv@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl extension for inspecting the core's arena structures
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Devel::Arena.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Caller/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-Caller/Makefile
index 4901aa43faa6..04bfddd2f1d9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-Caller/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Caller/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ COMMENT=	A perl module which is meatier versions of caller
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/PadWalker.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-PadWalker
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Devel::Caller.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Constants/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-Constants/Makefile
index b72940c4a672..693b52b944f6 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-Constants/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Constants/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Devel::Constants.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Cycle/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-Cycle/Makefile
index af206ebfb9e9..1539f2189544 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-Cycle/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Cycle/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Devel::Cycle.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6.1 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile
index 42cb201cf9a2..e5905b570c12 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-DProf/Makefile
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-Devel-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A Perl code profiler
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.6.0-
+USE_PERL5_REASON=	Version included in perl distribution is newer
+
+DEPRECATED=	only works for old, unsupported Perl versions
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2007-09-11
 
 MAN1=		dprofpp.1
 MAN3=		Devel::DProf.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500600
-IGNORE=		"Version included in perl distribution is newer"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-DProfPP/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-DProfPP/Makefile
index fdf5226ce2bf..b415d5def5f4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-DProfPP/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-DProfPP/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Devel::DProfPP.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-LeakTrace/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-LeakTrace/Makefile
index 9cbedc6f67a3..834402ae255b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-LeakTrace/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-LeakTrace/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ MAN3=		Devel::LeakTrace.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE= Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500702
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-LexAlias/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-LexAlias/Makefile
index bceffd4df076..00b3e2f1de4e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-LexAlias/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-LexAlias/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ COMMENT=	A perl module which does alias lexical variables
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Devel-Caller>=0.03:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Devel-Caller
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Devel::LexAlias.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile
index 9cd6e0e706a9..bc178f29e837 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Peek/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A perl5 data debugging tool for the XS programmer
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.6.0-
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500600
-IGNORE=		"Version included in perl distribution is newer"
-.endif
+DEPRECATED=	only works with old, unsupported Perl versions
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2007-09-11
 
 MAN3=		Devel::Peek.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Pointer/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-Pointer/Makefile
index bf4fcf7c5c3d..eefd7728611a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-Pointer/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Pointer/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Devel::Pointer.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-Profiler/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-Profiler/Makefile
index 040863f8bde2..6876c65394c7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-Profiler/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-Profiler/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		Devel::Profiler.3 Devel::Profiler::Apache.3 \
 		Devel::Profiler::Test.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-SimpleTrace/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-SimpleTrace/Makefile
index 7545815cdf34..a4e35a39952c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-SimpleTrace/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-SimpleTrace/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Devel::SimpleTrace.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-TraceCalls/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-TraceCalls/Makefile
index 2dfea831a833..585e1c29b739 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-TraceCalls/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-TraceCalls/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Devel::TraceCalls.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again.
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Devel-TraceUse/Makefile b/devel/p5-Devel-TraceUse/Makefile
index 69def52b0a13..4e25a2330b15 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Devel-TraceUse/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Devel-TraceUse/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Devel::TraceUse.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least perl5.6 to build
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Env-PS1/Makefile b/devel/p5-Env-PS1/Makefile
index 8060489a2499..968b2143b11f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Env-PS1/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Env-PS1/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Env::PS1.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6+, install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Event-Lib/Makefile b/devel/p5-Event-Lib/Makefile
index adff4fb4ee92..cfabc8c83a68 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Event-Lib/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Event-Lib/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Event::Lib.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Expect-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-Expect-Simple/Makefile
index af7a75ec0f30..6c92f1965af3 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Expect-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Expect-Simple/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Expect::Simple.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.0.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-AutoInstall/Makefile b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-AutoInstall/Makefile
index 3ac257288cbd..cccc2cc2c69c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-AutoInstall/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-AutoInstall/Makefile
@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		ExtUtils::AutoInstall.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or higer. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless m,^features, .. m,^\);,' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-Command/Makefile b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-Command/Makefile
index 87dfb0156589..32b9645efae5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-Command/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-Command/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN3=		ExtUtils::Command.3 Shell::Command.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-Depends/Makefile b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-Depends/Makefile
index ccbc45d89703..158c3ea17894 100644
--- a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-Depends/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-Depends/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		ExtUtils::Depends.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-Coverage/Makefile b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-Coverage/Makefile
index 81bed76937c9..734af032429f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-Coverage/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-MakeMaker-Coverage/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		ExtUtils::MakeMaker::Coverage.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-ParseXS/Makefile b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-ParseXS/Makefile
index 3deea9473340..fd046321840b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-ExtUtils-ParseXS/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-ExtUtils-ParseXS/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		ExtUtils::ParseXS.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500600
-IGNORE=		needs perl 5.6 or higher because of "/??{}/" in regexes
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-FSA-Rules/Makefile b/devel/p5-FSA-Rules/Makefile
index 985cb1a29de2..d18402afb6de 100644
--- a/devel/p5-FSA-Rules/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-FSA-Rules/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ MAN3=		FSA::Rules.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires at least Perl5.6 due to dependencies
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Storable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Storable
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Append-TempFile/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Append-TempFile/Makefile
index 9248ccfea1c9..2faa2f4e8101 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Append-TempFile/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Append-TempFile/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ MAN3=		File::Append::TempFile.3
 test:		build
 		@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE} ${MAKE_FLAGS} ${MAKEFILE} ${MAKE_ARGS} test
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		needs Perl 5.6 or later
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Attributes-Recursive/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Attributes-Recursive/Makefile
index 484c575f5d66..319b3a0cf21e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Attributes-Recursive/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Attributes-Recursive/Makefile
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Directory/Scratch.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Directory-
 		${SITE_PERL}/File/Attributes.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Attributes
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	File::Attributes::Recursive.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		one of the dependencies requires perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Attributes/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Attributes/Makefile
index c3e7c84faf9d..dcef3c83b715 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Attributes/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Attributes/Makefile
@@ -22,16 +22,10 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Module/Pluggable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Module-Plug
 		p5-YAML-Syck>0:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-YAML-Syck
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	File::Attributes.3 \
 	File::Attributes::Base.3 \
 	File::Attributes::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		fails its tests on this version of perl
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-CreationTime/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-CreationTime/Makefile
index 68a89be324cf..10ae20af90ce 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-CreationTime/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-CreationTime/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Keeps track of file creation times
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Attributes.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Attributes
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	File::CreationTime.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		has a dependency that wants perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-DesktopEntry/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-DesktopEntry/Makefile
index 8557e049ee06..c25830e9f922 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-DesktopEntry/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-DesktopEntry/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	File::DesktopEntry.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-IGNORE=	newer perl version required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-ExtAttr/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-ExtAttr/Makefile
index 4193762a76fa..f503ef329ea4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-ExtAttr/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-ExtAttr/Makefile
@@ -15,16 +15,12 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=		p5-
 MAINTAINER=		timur@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=		Access to extended attributes of the files
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=		yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=		5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=			File::ExtAttr.3 File::ExtAttr::Tie.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=			needs Perl 5.8 or later
-.endif
-
 .if ${OSVERSION} < 500018
 IGNORE=			extended attributes require FreeBSD 5.x at least after 20010326
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Find-Object/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Find-Object/Makefile
index 90f1da14aa52..cd1355dcef87 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Find-Object/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Find-Object/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 MAN3=		File::Find::Object.3 \
 		File::Find::Object::Base.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Grep/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Grep/Makefile
index c0bdbf3a21d2..51b91675cc8a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Grep/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Grep/Makefile
@@ -18,11 +18,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		File::Grep.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^our (\S+)/use vars qw{$$1};$$1/g' ${WRKSRC}/Grep.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-HStore/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-HStore/Makefile
index 4ba93fe1faec..1486d59500d4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-HStore/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-HStore/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=		File::HStore.3
 post-patch:
 		@${RM} ${WRKSRC}/lib/File/HStore.pm.orig
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-MMagic-XS/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-MMagic-XS/Makefile
index 6f0d446505c5..774f4939547c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-MMagic-XS/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-MMagic-XS/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	File::MMagic::XS.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Modified/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Modified/Makefile
index 0a64cb2e7106..1b7217b0b7aa 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Modified/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Modified/Makefile
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ post-install:
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp \
 	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-MD5
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/\r\n/\n/;' -e 's/^use warnings;//' ${WRKSRC}/lib/File/Modified.pm
-.endif
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Random/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Random/Makefile
index 037cd4202768..db06d76bac71 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Random/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Random/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		File::Random.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-ReadBackwards/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-ReadBackwards/Makefile
index 2c04f9e3df02..81eb5000649f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-ReadBackwards/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-ReadBackwards/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		File::ReadBackwards.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	"This port requires perl 5.6 or newer"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-ShareDir/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-ShareDir/Makefile
index 8237be47a7d9..6ff0f9a0240b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-ShareDir/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-ShareDir/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	File::ShareDir.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile
index e6ba7652be88..25e268947d9d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Slurp/Makefile
@@ -19,13 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN3=		File::Slurp.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-post-configure:
-	cd ${WRKSRC}; \
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's|(.*Fcntl.*):seek(.*)|\1\2\nuse POSIX qw(SEEK_SET SEEK_CUR SEEK_END);|; \
-			s|.*= O_BINARY.*||;' lib/File/Slurp.pm t/*.t
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Tempdir/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Tempdir/Makefile
index 0db565d460f2..106c55d7f0c9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Tempdir/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Tempdir/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		File::Tempdir.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-Type/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-Type/Makefile
index 9363eb24a521..7008bd559c2c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-Type/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-Type/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 MAN3=	File::Type.3 \
 	File::Type::Builder.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-File-pushd/Makefile b/devel/p5-File-pushd/Makefile
index abd852c3611c..95b9ed4c674f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-File-pushd/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-File-pushd/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	File::pushd.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-FileHandle-Unget/Makefile b/devel/p5-FileHandle-Unget/Makefile
index 44b863459291..875140ba979d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-FileHandle-Unget/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-FileHandle-Unget/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,5 @@ MAN3=		FileHandle::Unget.3
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 .endif
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Filesys-Virtual-Plain/Makefile b/devel/p5-Filesys-Virtual-Plain/Makefile
index c779530a7b76..a6ee6ea2e34b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Filesys-Virtual-Plain/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Filesys-Virtual-Plain/Makefile
@@ -21,11 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Filesys::Virtual::Plain.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' ${WRKSRC}/Plain.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Filesys-Virtual/Makefile b/devel/p5-Filesys-Virtual/Makefile
index f9fb873caa31..03991e6e05bc 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Filesys-Virtual/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Filesys-Virtual/Makefile
@@ -18,11 +18,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Filesys::Virtual.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' ${WRKSRC}/Virtual.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Geo-ShapeFile/Makefile b/devel/p5-Geo-ShapeFile/Makefile
index b409fa26ca8f..9d669f9835d0 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Geo-ShapeFile/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Geo-ShapeFile/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Geo::ShapeFile.3 Geo::ShapeFile::Point.3 Geo::ShapeFile::Shape.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Getopt-Popt/Makefile b/devel/p5-Getopt-Popt/Makefile
index df0cb6758a8e..0756f127e20b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Getopt-Popt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Getopt-Popt/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ post-patch:
 	@${MKDIR} ${WRKSRC}/ex
 	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/example.pl ${WRKSRC}/ex
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Glib2/Makefile b/devel/p5-Glib2/Makefile
index 2d46d8f02493..67fdba0f069c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Glib2/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Glib2/Makefile
@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@ USE_GNOME=	glib20
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME:S/2//}-${PORTVERSION}
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/blib/man3 && ${FIND} * -name "*.3" | ${SED} \
 		's,^,${MAN3PREFIX:S,^${PREFIX}/,,}/man/man3/,' >> ${TMPPLIST}
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Gnome2-GConf/Makefile b/devel/p5-Gnome2-GConf/Makefile
index ec8d7eb47aa4..20c47b174414 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Gnome2-GConf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Gnome2-GConf/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=		${SITE_PERL}/ExtUtils/Depends.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-ExtUtils-D
 			${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Gtk2/CodeGen.pm:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/p5-Gtk2
 RUN_DEPENDS=		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Glib.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Glib2
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=		yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=		5.8.0+
 USE_GNOME=		gconf2
 
 MAN3=			Gnome2::GConf.3 \
@@ -35,10 +35,4 @@ MAN3=			Gnome2::GConf.3 \
 			Gnome2::GConf::main.3 \
 			Gnome2::GConf::version.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=			"Needs perl 5.8.0 or higher, install lang/perl5.8 and try again"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Heap-Simple-Perl/Makefile b/devel/p5-Heap-Simple-Perl/Makefile
index ec702f42d427..ac1abf99d34b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Heap-Simple-Perl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Heap-Simple-Perl/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	A pure perl implementation of the Heap::Simple interface
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Heap/Simple.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Heap-Simple
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Heap::Simple::Perl.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Heap-Simple-XS/Makefile b/devel/p5-Heap-Simple-XS/Makefile
index 724bfcd4b0db..f0f7b54015c4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Heap-Simple-XS/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Heap-Simple-XS/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Heap::Simple::XS.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		uses ??{} in regexps, which came with perl5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Heap-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-Heap-Simple/Makefile
index dea5be191d1b..2c367f35a959 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Heap-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Heap-Simple/Makefile
@@ -19,13 +19,7 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Heap::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		uses ??{} in regexps, which came with perl5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Hook-LexWrap/Makefile b/devel/p5-Hook-LexWrap/Makefile
index 6632ff74cf67..7a4b0e5fa6d5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Hook-LexWrap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Hook-LexWrap/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Hook::LexWrap.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port only support perl 5.6.1 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-AIO/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-AIO/Makefile
index 1836cd7715a7..178795550180 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-AIO/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-AIO/Makefile
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		IO::AIO.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	${PERL} -e 's,-lpthreads?,${PTHREAD_LIBS},g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Capture/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-Capture/Makefile
index 12236a38e085..f8ae4246a475 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-Capture/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Capture/Makefile
@@ -23,13 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	IO::Capture.3 \
 	IO::Capture::Stdout.3 \
 	IO::Capture::Tie_STDx.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if m/5.006|use warnings;/' \
-		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL \
-		${WRKSRC}/lib/IO/Capture/Stderr.pm
-	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "return 1;" if m/lt v5/;' \
-		${WRKSRC}/lib/IO/Capture/Stderr.pm
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Digest/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-Digest/Makefile
index 32efc7e609d3..ae7172144b1f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-Digest/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Digest/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/PerlIO/via/dynamic.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-PerlIO-vi
 		${SITE_PERL}/Digest.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		IO::Digest.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		This module only supports perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-KQueue/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-KQueue/Makefile
index a4609f6db983..9db151bfeb8f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-KQueue/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-KQueue/Makefile
@@ -33,9 +33,4 @@ post-install:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===> Examples installed in ${EXAMPLESDIR}."
 .endif
 
-# dXSTARG is not defined in perl 5.00503
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or better
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-NestedCapture/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-NestedCapture/Makefile
index 422a4f228c46..40f6b044ee39 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-NestedCapture/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-NestedCapture/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl module for performing nested STD\* handle captures
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		IO::NestedCapture.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Prompt/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-Prompt/Makefile
index fc0fada8f77c..53ba56e78ad0 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-Prompt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Prompt/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,4 @@ post-patch:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if m|use 5.008;|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/lib/IO/Prompt.pm
 .endif
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Toolkit/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-Toolkit/Makefile
index 19d1f20610e7..da142d19bd51 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-Toolkit/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Toolkit/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Crypt-RC6>=0:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Crypt-RC6 \
 		p5-Digest-MD5>=0:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-MD5
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	IO::Toolkit.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently requires at least Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Tty/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-Tty/Makefile
index 4f043445db2d..e035776b0fb6 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-Tty/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Tty/Makefile
@@ -15,16 +15,10 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	erwin@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Flexible I/O Perl5 module that allows manipulation of pseudo-TTYs
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		IO::Pty.3 \
 		IO::Tty.3 \
 		IO::Tty::Constant.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Util/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-Util/Makefile
index 3dcc09ebdb5e..f5150b874be5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-Util/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Util/Makefile
@@ -23,13 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		IO::Util.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' ${WRKSRC}/lib/IO/Util.pm
-	${PERL} -pi -e '$$_="" if m{5.006|warnings}' \
-		${WRKSRC}/lib/IO/Util.pm ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL ${WRKSRC}/t/*.t
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-YAML/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-YAML/Makefile
index 6b40d77adcf0..c2ea448b56c7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-YAML/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-YAML/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ MAN3=		IO::YAML.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601	# Inherited from textproc/p5-YAML
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Errno.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Errno
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-IO/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO/Makefile
index ba88245eb97a..fde0b19d9a75 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO/Makefile
@@ -15,17 +15,15 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	skv@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Various IO modules for Perl
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.6.0-
+USE_PERL5_REASON=	this module is already included in perl 5.6.x and later
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	INSTALLDIRS=site POLLUTE=1
 
 MAN3=		IO.3 IO::Dir.3 IO::File.3 IO::Handle.3 IO::Pipe.3 IO::Poll.3 \
 		IO::Seekable.3 IO::Select.3 IO::Socket.3 IO::Socket::INET.3 \
 		IO::Socket::UNIX.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+DEPRECATED=	only works with old, unsupported Perl versions
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2007-09-11
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} > 500600
-IGNORE=		this module is already included in perl 5.6.x and later
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-DirQueue/Makefile b/devel/p5-IPC-DirQueue/Makefile
index 735b1968e87c..df62d15c7021 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IPC-DirQueue/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-DirQueue/Makefile
@@ -19,16 +19,10 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Time/HiRes.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Time
 				p5-POE>0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-POE
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=	dq-deque.1 dq-indexd.1 dq-list.1 dq-server.1 dq-submit.1
 MAN3=	IPC::DirQueue.3 IPC::DirQueue::Job.3 \
 	IPC::DirQueue::IndexClient.3 IPC::DirQueue::IndexServer.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap-Share/Makefile b/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap-Share/Makefile
index 55754a039620..1c14f4c64d6c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap-Share/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap-Share/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Safely share structures among processes using anonymous mmap
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/IPC/Mmap.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		IPC::Mmap::Share.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from devel/p5-IPC-Mmap
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap/Makefile b/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap/Makefile
index d5775309513b..26049f7aff25 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-Mmap/Makefile
@@ -14,14 +14,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	clsung@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Provides a minimal mmap() interface for both POSIX and Win32
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		IPC::Mmap.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-Open3-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-IPC-Open3-Simple/Makefile
index 6a3f531879ff..53e554f9c3e4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IPC-Open3-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-Open3-Simple/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		IPC::Open3::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-IPC-Run/Makefile b/devel/p5-IPC-Run/Makefile
index f2ccf6d936f0..6c68477e06ee 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IPC-Run/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IPC-Run/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ MAN3=	IPC::Run.3 IPC::Run::IO.3 IPC::Run::Timer.3 IPC::Run::Debug.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/IO/Handle.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500800
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/IO/Tty.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO-Tty
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile b/devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile
index d4e9eb624329..37f7cc55dce9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Inline-Java/Makefile
@@ -25,14 +25,10 @@ USE_JAVA=       yes
 JAVA_VERSION=   1.4+
 JAVA_OS=        native
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	J2SDK=${JAVA_HOME} </dev/null
 
 MAN3=		Inline::Java.3 \
 		Inline::Java::Callback.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Inline-TT/Makefile b/devel/p5-Inline-TT/Makefile
index 9836c410e218..28ddca44689a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Inline-TT/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Inline-TT/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Inline::TT.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Iterator-IO/Makefile b/devel/p5-Iterator-IO/Makefile
index b5933775d05e..eff167da11d6 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Iterator-IO/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Iterator-IO/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Iterator::IO.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.8 due to dependencies
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Iterator-Misc/Makefile b/devel/p5-Iterator-Misc/Makefile
index 7df65ba63070..d4d9a5db5b85 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Iterator-Misc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Iterator-Misc/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Iterator::Misc.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.8 due to dependencies
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Iterator-Util/Makefile b/devel/p5-Iterator-Util/Makefile
index 7941ff36d4d7..75d28a1133eb 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Iterator-Util/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Iterator-Util/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Iterator::Util.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.8 due to dependencies
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Iterator/Makefile b/devel/p5-Iterator/Makefile
index 15b649993e81..c2cfb39628c7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Iterator/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Iterator/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Iterator.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Lexical-Persistence/Makefile b/devel/p5-Lexical-Persistence/Makefile
index 0eb13b0e7bea..ab1057453181 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Lexical-Persistence/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Lexical-Persistence/Makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Lexical::Persistence.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-List-Cycle/Makefile b/devel/p5-List-Cycle/Makefile
index 5e60767c0077..318978a297ff 100644
--- a/devel/p5-List-Cycle/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-List-Cycle/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	List::Cycle.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Locale-Maketext-Gettext/Makefile b/devel/p5-Locale-Maketext-Gettext/Makefile
index 44a0fbed95df..ae2e5b9a3318 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Locale-Maketext-Gettext/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Locale-Maketext-Gettext/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ COMMENT=	Joins gettext and Maketext frameworks
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Locale/Maketext.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Locale-Maketext
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=		maketext.1
 MAN3=		Locale::Maketext::Gettext.3 \
@@ -31,10 +31,5 @@ post-install:
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S|^|${WRKSRC}/|} ${DOCSDIR}
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===> Documentation installed in ${DOCSDIR}."
 .endif
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE="Need at least perl 5.8 to build"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Log-Accounting-SVK/Makefile b/devel/p5-Log-Accounting-SVK/Makefile
index 7d520fe6fa8c..9855e88b0635 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Log-Accounting-SVK/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Log-Accounting-SVK/Makefile
@@ -23,15 +23,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/SVK.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/svk \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Algorithm/Accounting.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Algorithm-Accounting
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=	svk-accounting.pl.1 svk-developer-graph.pl.1
 MAN3=	Log::Accounting::SVK.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently requires at least Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Log-Accounting-SVN/Makefile b/devel/p5-Log-Accounting-SVN/Makefile
index 6dc0efb7188d..3b3491abc884 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Log-Accounting-SVN/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Log-Accounting-SVN/Makefile
@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/SVN/Core.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/subversio
 		p5-Test-Simple>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Log::Accounting::SVN.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently requires at least Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Log-Agent/Makefile b/devel/p5-Log-Agent/Makefile
index 8ccb830c979d..74fa6532affa 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Log-Agent/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Log-Agent/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,4 @@ MAN3=		Log::Agent.3 \
 		Log::Agent::Tag::String.3 \
 		Log::Agent::Tag_List.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Log-Dispatch-Perl/Makefile b/devel/p5-Log-Dispatch-Perl/Makefile
index a406c61d8e17..e3aac766887c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Log-Dispatch-Perl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Log-Dispatch-Perl/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Log::Dispatch::Perl.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		"requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 and try again"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Log-Message-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-Log-Message-Simple/Makefile
index a794e068abc9..1b27e23b1e73 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Log-Message-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Log-Message-Simple/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Log::Message::Simple.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Log-Message/Makefile b/devel/p5-Log-Message/Makefile
index 9abbb47b2c87..5ca7867e5e3c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Log-Message/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Log-Message/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ MAN3=	Log::Message.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # <5.6 has problems with POD generation and thus plist problems
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Luka/Makefile b/devel/p5-Luka/Makefile
index f395d5d58831..545b90f0413e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Luka/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Luka/Makefile
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ MAN3=		Luka.3 Luka::Conf.3 Luka::Exceptions.3 Luka::Mailer.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600	# Inherited from many dependencies
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500702
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/FTP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-MRO-Compat/Makefile b/devel/p5-MRO-Compat/Makefile
index 324803394cdd..679d41d14e02 100644
--- a/devel/p5-MRO-Compat/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-MRO-Compat/Makefile
@@ -18,15 +18,11 @@ COMMENT=	Add mro::* interface compatibility for Perls < 5.9.5
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Class-C3>=0.19:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-C3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	MRO::Compat.3
 
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless m,^if, .. m,}$$,' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Make-Cache/Makefile b/devel/p5-Make-Cache/Makefile
index 45262949f9d3..18f0cb0034d8 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Make-Cache/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Make-Cache/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ MAN3=		Make::Cache.3 \
 		Make::Cache::Obj.3 \
 		Make::Cache::Runtime.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Mknod/Makefile b/devel/p5-Mknod/Makefile
index 5ba90d4062ad..ee53766ed45e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Mknod/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Mknod/Makefile
@@ -20,11 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MANPREFIX=	${SITE_PERL}
 MAN3=		Mknod.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-# This port requires PERL 5.6.x or later.
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later.  Install lang/perl5 then try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Compile/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Compile/Makefile
index bfc2a8307bb4..33e8b6155925 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Compile/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Compile/Makefile
@@ -18,17 +18,11 @@ COMMENT=	Provide a system for writing modules that compile other Perl modules
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/SHA1.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-SHA1
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Module::Compile.3 \
 		Module::Install::Admin::PMC.3 \
 		Module::Install::PMC.3\
 		Module::Optimize.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800 # inherited from dependency upon Filter/Util/Call.pm
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Dependency/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Dependency/Makefile
index bc806ce81e2f..deb82edf4d6b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Dependency/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Dependency/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	clsung@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Collection of modules for examining dependencies
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=		pmd_indexer.plx.1 pmd_grapher.plx.1 pmd_dump.pl.1
 MAN3=		Module::Dependency.3 \
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=		Module::Dependency.3 \
 		Module::Dependency::Grapher.3 \
     		Module::pmd_dump.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Find/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Find/Makefile
index 2e093a146d7e..00e13ce64415 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Find/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Find/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Module::Find.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Load-Conditional/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Load-Conditional/Makefile
index 07d32bfd9394..637b95c1059a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Load-Conditional/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Load-Conditional/Makefile
@@ -36,10 +36,4 @@ post-install:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===> Documentation installed in ${DOCSDIR}."
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Loaded/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Loaded/Makefile
index a1a05846279c..e76d08f42f4a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Loaded/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Loaded/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ MAN3=	Module::Loaded.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Pluggable-Ordered/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Pluggable-Ordered/Makefile
index b6eadb4f0ce1..b7889a6f9d39 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Pluggable-Ordered/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Pluggable-Ordered/Makefile
@@ -24,12 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Module::Pluggable::Ordered.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/File/Spec.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-PathTools
-post-configure:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/-I\S+PERL\S+ //g if m{PERL_DL_NONLAZY}' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Refresh/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Refresh/Makefile
index d773fb725a39..ca2313fc23d7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Refresh/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Refresh/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	fbsdports@commit.it
 COMMENT=	Refresh %INC files when updated on disk
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Module::Refresh.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Release/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Release/Makefile
index 6dac5bb067fd..dae4013178b5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Release/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Release/Makefile
@@ -22,15 +22,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp \
 		${SITE_PERL}/HTTP/Message.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-libwww
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=		release.1
 MAN3=		Release.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Starter-PBP/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Starter-PBP/Makefile
index fe0b89f3d2e7..d2922f0c843d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Starter-PBP/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Starter-PBP/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Module::Starter::PBP.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Module-Starter/Makefile b/devel/p5-Module-Starter/Makefile
index 333aff20b11a..631056b2a9de 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Module-Starter/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Module-Starter/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=		Module::Starter.3 \
 		Module::Starter::Plugin.3 \
 		Module::Starter::Plugin::Template.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Moose/Makefile b/devel/p5-Moose/Makefile
index 01cf1e7f2b53..f8c30c7dfff9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Moose/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Moose/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	\
 	p5-Sub-Name>=0.02:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Name \
 	p5-Sub-Exporter>=0.972:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Exporter
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Moose.3 \
 	Moose::Cookbook.3 \
@@ -58,8 +58,4 @@ MAN3=	Moose.3 \
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -i.bak -ne 'print unless m,Test::,' ${WRKSRC}/Build.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Net-DBus/Makefile b/devel/p5-Net-DBus/Makefile
index 25a6a4ddce6d..e300770f0b54 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Net-DBus/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Net-DBus/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,4 @@ MAN3=	Net::DBus::ASyncReply.3 Net::DBus::Annotation.3 Net::DBus::Tutorial.3 \
 	Net::DBus::Error.3 Net::DBus::Test::MockIterator.3 \
 	Net::DBus::Test::MockMessage.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.006 or better
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Number-Bytes-Human/Makefile b/devel/p5-Number-Bytes-Human/Makefile
index 771465bdf7e2..5ae32465f57b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Number-Bytes-Human/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Number-Bytes-Human/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Number::Bytes::Human.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or higher
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-OOTools/Makefile b/devel/p5-OOTools/Makefile
index 2dc23b65bb12..6bba20b0e5a3 100644
--- a/devel/p5-OOTools/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-OOTools/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ MAN3=		Class::constr.3 \
 		Package::groups.3 \
 		Package::props.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Object-Enum/Makefile b/devel/p5-Object-Enum/Makefile
index 39cfb6de72b0..dcc6645f236f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Object-Enum/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Object-Enum/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ MAN3=	Object::Enum.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.1 or later due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Object-InsideOut/Makefile b/devel/p5-Object-InsideOut/Makefile
index b072f129d165..1c133e990b87 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Object-InsideOut/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Object-InsideOut/Makefile
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Exception-Class>=1.22:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Exception-Class \
 		p5-Scalar-List-Utils>=1.19:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Object::InsideOut.3 Object::InsideOut::Metadata.3 Bundle::Object::InsideOut.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800 # inherited from p5-Exception-Class
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Object-MultiType/Makefile b/devel/p5-Object-MultiType/Makefile
index 3c71e1062300..953eb28e0ec7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Object-MultiType/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Object-MultiType/Makefile
@@ -18,10 +18,4 @@ MAN3=		Object::MultiType.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Object-Signature/Makefile b/devel/p5-Object-Signature/Makefile
index b7219a9be4a0..e7856dd39431 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Object-Signature/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Object-Signature/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Object::Signature.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-PAR/Makefile b/devel/p5-PAR/Makefile
index 3676539ca21e..9aba102396da 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PAR/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PAR/Makefile
@@ -35,10 +35,4 @@ MAN3=		PAR.3 \
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		only supports the ports versions of Perl,
-IGNORE+=If you have installed a Perl port, and are getting this message,
-IGNORE+=please make sure you have given the command \'use.perl port\'
-.endif # ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-PCSC-Card/Makefile b/devel/p5-PCSC-Card/Makefile
index d5927053e4f4..085d5187fba6 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PCSC-Card/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PCSC-Card/Makefile
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ COMMENT=	Perl bindings for the PC/SC Lite Framework
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	pcsclite.1:${PORTSDIR}/devel/pcsc-lite
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		Requires perl-5.6.0 or better to build correctly
-.endif
-
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAKE_ENV=	"LOCALBASE=$(LOCALBASE)"
 
@@ -33,4 +27,4 @@ post-patch:
 		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-PHP-Serialization/Makefile b/devel/p5-PHP-Serialization/Makefile
index e6c3a5c8bf1c..0d513d0e4485 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PHP-Serialization/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PHP-Serialization/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	gslin@gslin.org
 COMMENT=	Converting the output of PHP serialize() into the Perl
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		PHP::Serialization.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-POE-API-Hooks/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE-API-Hooks/Makefile
index 3ee3f0011112..22100d77b8bb 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE-API-Hooks/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE-API-Hooks/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		POE::API::Hooks.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6.1 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-POE-API-Peek/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE-API-Peek/Makefile
index 688c66d38adb..b9b2d52d0e1e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE-API-Peek/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE-API-Peek/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		POE::API::Peek.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6.1 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-POE-Component-Child/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE-Component-Child/Makefile
index 4e64fd15a7b0..0bd923baf0c9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE-Component-Child/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE-Component-Child/Makefile
@@ -23,12 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		POE::Component::Child.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if /^use warnings/o' \
-		${WRKSRC}/Child.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-POE-Component-Daemon/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE-Component-Daemon/Makefile
index 57a820417968..3ff052637d7f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE-Component-Daemon/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE-Component-Daemon/Makefile
@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	POE::Component::Daemon.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	perl 5.6.1 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	@for i in ${WRKSRC}/*forking; do \
@@ -46,4 +40,4 @@ post-install:
 	done
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-POE-Component-DebugShell/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE-Component-DebugShell/Makefile
index 97ec213242fd..3a71e411bc08 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE-Component-DebugShell/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE-Component-DebugShell/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ post-patch:
 	${RM} ${WRKSRC}/inc/Module/Install/AutoInstall.pm
 	${PERL} -pi -e 's/^auto_install.*//;' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6.1 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-POE-Component-RSSAggregator/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE-Component-RSSAggregator/Makefile
index 88128eaff00c..5342e9155ccb 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE-Component-RSSAggregator/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE-Component-RSSAggregator/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		POE::Component::RSSAggregator.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-POE-Devel-Profiler/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE-Devel-Profiler/Makefile
index 85909cf4f51d..edf73b58bf07 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE-Devel-Profiler/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE-Devel-Profiler/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN1=		poepp.1
 MAN3=		POE::Devel::Profiler.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 or lang/perl5 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-POE-XS-Queue-Array/Makefile b/devel/p5-POE-XS-Queue-Array/Makefile
index cdf152446b1e..0b705f5cd732 100644
--- a/devel/p5-POE-XS-Queue-Array/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-POE-XS-Queue-Array/Makefile
@@ -22,12 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	POE::XS::Queue::Array.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/XSLoader.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-XSLoader
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/XSLoader.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-XSLoader
-
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile b/devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile
index f0472730e863..5fd9b33fbbd1 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PPerl/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	rafan@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Make perl scripts persistent in memory
 
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN1=	pperl.1
diff --git a/devel/p5-PadWalker/Makefile b/devel/p5-PadWalker/Makefile
index 0dd2dd5a0e1e..6b2d6873b202 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PadWalker/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PadWalker/Makefile
@@ -15,17 +15,11 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PadWalker - play with Perl lexical variables
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	PadWalker.3
 
 post-patch:
 	${PERL} -i -pe '$$_ = "" if /DEBUGGING/' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	This port requires perl 5.8.X.  Please install lang/perl5.8.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Params-Validate/Makefile b/devel/p5-Params-Validate/Makefile
index 14c3a02e0417..8850e21e5c97 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Params-Validate/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Params-Validate/Makefile
@@ -22,13 +22,9 @@ MAN3=		Attribute::Params::Validate.3 Params::ValidateXS.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500600 && ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Attribute/Handlers.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Attribute-Handlers
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Attribute/Handlers.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Attribute-Handlers
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Parse-CPAN-Packages/Makefile b/devel/p5-Parse-CPAN-Packages/Makefile
index 57d174e12b62..f4fedc2aa6be 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Parse-CPAN-Packages/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Parse-CPAN-Packages/Makefile
@@ -25,9 +25,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Parse::CPAN::Packages.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500600
-# inherited from devel/p5-version
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Path-Class/Makefile b/devel/p5-Path-Class/Makefile
index 4f0a10f9b609..c33f52c0ae12 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Path-Class/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Path-Class/Makefile
@@ -33,10 +33,4 @@ post-install:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===> Documentation installed in ${DOCSDIR}."
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Perl6-Export/Makefile b/devel/p5-Perl6-Export/Makefile
index 1c9e8e94147c..1a0c22d16618 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Perl6-Export/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Perl6-Export/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Implements the Perl 6 'is export(...)' trait
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Filter/Simple.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Filter-Simple
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Perl6::Export.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		This program only support perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Perl6-Form/Makefile b/devel/p5-Perl6-Form/Makefile
index 5e63f5aa21cb..4ef582812cec 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Perl6-Form/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Perl6-Form/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Perl6/Export.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Perl6-Export \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Perl6::Form.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		This program only support perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-PerlIO-eol/Makefile b/devel/p5-PerlIO-eol/Makefile
index d1ad4717ae57..a7e507ae065b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PerlIO-eol/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PerlIO-eol/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	rafan@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PerlIO layer for normalizing line endings
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		PerlIO::eol.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		This module only supports perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-MD5/Makefile b/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-MD5/Makefile
index 4eea88f492a0..0dd91567941c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-MD5/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-MD5/Makefile
@@ -18,12 +18,9 @@ COMMENT=	PerlIO layer for creating an MD5 digest of a file
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-MD5
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
+USE_PERL5_REASON=	requires PerlIO, which was introduced in Perl 5.8.0. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
 
 MAN3=	PerlIO::via::MD5.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires PerlIO, which was introduced in Perl 5.8.0. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-dynamic/Makefile b/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-dynamic/Makefile
index 65acbf582195..4620e0beeb65 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-dynamic/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-dynamic/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	rafan@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Dynamic PerlIO layers
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		PerlIO::via::dynamic.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		this module only supports perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-symlink/Makefile b/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-symlink/Makefile
index fa7f5c553a99..5e8f9b520f91 100644
--- a/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-symlink/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-symlink/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	rafan@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Symbolic link PerlIO layers
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		PerlIO::via::symlink.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		This program only support perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Pipeline/Makefile b/devel/p5-Pipeline/Makefile
index e1d02e248da4..a0a6e866f8c0 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Pipeline/Makefile
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ MAN3=		Pipeline::Segment.3 Pipeline::Store::ISA.3 Pipeline.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from devel/p5-Data-UUID
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.elif ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Storable.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Storable
 .endif
 
diff --git a/devel/p5-Proc-Fork/Makefile b/devel/p5-Proc-Fork/Makefile
index b934529f3e9d..faf9709e9d1a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Proc-Fork/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Proc-Fork/Makefile
@@ -16,14 +16,8 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:C/0$//}
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Proc::Fork - Simple, intuitive interface to the fork() system call
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Proc::Fork.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Proc-PID-File/Makefile b/devel/p5-Proc-PID-File/Makefile
index 639d8bdd9533..5fcf48541567 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Proc-PID-File/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Proc-PID-File/Makefile
@@ -18,15 +18,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Proc::PID::File.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if /no warnings/' ${WRKSRC}/File.pm
-
-# make PREFIX-clean under perl 5.005_03
-post-configure:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's,/usr/local/,\$$(PREFIX)/,g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Proc-Queue/Makefile b/devel/p5-Proc-Queue/Makefile
index 51fb81784394..a4a836480672 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Proc-Queue/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Proc-Queue/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Proc::Queue.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Project-Gantt/Makefile b/devel/p5-Project-Gantt/Makefile
index 92cccf5c62cc..f9b98536fb4b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Project-Gantt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Project-Gantt/Makefile
@@ -20,15 +20,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Class/Date.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Clas
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Image/Magick.pm:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/ImageMagick
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/Gantt
 
 MAN3=		Project::Gantt.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		This program only support perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-RRDTool-OO/Makefile b/devel/p5-RRDTool-OO/Makefile
index 755779ed18af..5ce50b5f6969 100644
--- a/devel/p5-RRDTool-OO/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-RRDTool-OO/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		RRDTool::OO.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-ReadLine-Gnu/Makefile b/devel/p5-ReadLine-Gnu/Makefile
index beab3531278e..ed2d6c683922 100644
--- a/devel/p5-ReadLine-Gnu/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-ReadLine-Gnu/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DISTNAME=	Term-${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	shaun@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl 5 module that allows Term::ReadLine to use GNU readline
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--includedir=${LOCALBASE}/include
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	readline.5:${PORTSDIR}/devel/readline
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	this port requires Perl 5.8 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 MAN3=		Term::ReadLine::Gnu.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Readonly/Makefile b/devel/p5-Readonly/Makefile
index b3dfbd81b9e2..52cdfa26bc3f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Readonly/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Readonly/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DISTFILES=	${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX} \
 MAINTAINER=	skv@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Facility for creating read-only scalars, arrays, hashes
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	DIR="${PORTNAME}-XS-${PORTVERSION_XS}"
 PORTVERSION_XS=	1.04
 
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ post-patch:
 	${MV} ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-XS-${PORTVERSION_XS} ${WRKSRC}
 	${RM} ${WRKSRC}/*.pl
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Regexp-Bind/Makefile b/devel/p5-Regexp-Bind/Makefile
index ab822a222901..38192e622d8c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Regexp-Bind/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Regexp-Bind/Makefile
@@ -20,11 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Regexp::Bind.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-# can't pass 'make test'
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		needs perl 5.6.0 or higher, install lang/perl5 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Return-Value/Makefile b/devel/p5-Return-Value/Makefile
index b940a9444207..61e3de9b5fea 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Return-Value/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Return-Value/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Return::Value.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Rose-DateTime/Makefile b/devel/p5-Rose-DateTime/Makefile
index 9f5550ef06d3..89f02c8b3e1c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Rose-DateTime/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Rose-DateTime/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ MAN3=	Rose::DateTime.3 \
 	Rose::DateTime::Parser.3 \
 	Rose::DateTime::Util.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Rose-Object/Makefile b/devel/p5-Rose-Object/Makefile
index 6a5b6b46afed..dd9adf5f7e90 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Rose-Object/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Rose-Object/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=	Rose::Class.3 \
 	Rose::Object::MakeMethods::Generic.3 \
 	Rose::Object::MixIn.3 \
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-SDL/Makefile b/devel/p5-SDL/Makefile
index fbad99527a64..8d43d3bdee8a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-SDL/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-SDL/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ COMMENT=	Perl Bindings for SDL
 LIB_DEPENDS=	png.5:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/png \
 		jpeg.9:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg
 
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 USE_SDL=	sdl
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
@@ -41,16 +42,11 @@ USE_SDL+=	image
 USE_SDL+=	mixer
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6 or newer
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 .endif
 
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	pure_install
 
diff --git a/devel/p5-SPOPS/Makefile b/devel/p5-SPOPS/Makefile
index 13be7bfec493..21df3c08990c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-SPOPS/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-SPOPS/Makefile
@@ -126,10 +126,4 @@ post-install:
 		@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/eg/My/*.pm ${EXAMPLESDIR}/My
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-SSN-Validate/Makefile b/devel/p5-SSN-Validate/Makefile
index 045eee08b519..9fa26f0b4f10 100644
--- a/devel/p5-SSN-Validate/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-SSN-Validate/Makefile
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/Simple.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		SSN::Validate.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or higher
-.endif
-
 test: all
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${MAKE} test
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-SVN-Agent/Makefile b/devel/p5-SVN-Agent/Makefile
index 535d93de25f0..8a4e9e4a2a57 100644
--- a/devel/p5-SVN-Agent/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-SVN-Agent/Makefile
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/SVN/Core.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/subversio
 		p5-File-Slurp>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Slurp
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	SVN::Agent.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently requires at least Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-SVN-Log/Makefile b/devel/p5-SVN-Log/Makefile
index b768f3fd9a5f..17235a35a98c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-SVN-Log/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-SVN-Log/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/SVN/Core.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/subversio
 		p5-Test-Simple>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	SVN::Log.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently requires at least Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-SVN-Statistics/Makefile b/devel/p5-SVN-Statistics/Makefile
index 5ba9f0488d9f..b7596b824d84 100644
--- a/devel/p5-SVN-Statistics/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-SVN-Statistics/Makefile
@@ -21,14 +21,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/SVN/Core.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/subversio
 		p5-IO-Toolkit>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO-Toolkit
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	SVN::Statistics.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently requires at least Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Scalar-Util-Clone/Makefile b/devel/p5-Scalar-Util-Clone/Makefile
index 45057c392c6f..4c6107df118b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Scalar-Util-Clone/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Scalar-Util-Clone/Makefile
@@ -18,17 +18,11 @@ COMMENT=	Recursively copy datatypes using Perl's builtin functions
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/List/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Scalar::Util::Clone.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
 post-extract:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = undef if /''OPTIMIZE''/' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Scope-Guard/Makefile b/devel/p5-Scope-Guard/Makefile
index 0a6a4fe418a3..11aa8d5ed0d9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Scope-Guard/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Scope-Guard/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Scope::Guard.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or later
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Set-Array/Makefile b/devel/p5-Set-Array/Makefile
index 27e6bffadaee..28d07b8b5788 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Set-Array/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Set-Array/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Set::Array.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Set-Object/Makefile b/devel/p5-Set-Object/Makefile
index 6c0dfc02072a..e468d84fbf82 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Set-Object/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Set-Object/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ post-install:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===> Documentation installed in ${DOCSDIR}."
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Smart-Comments/Makefile b/devel/p5-Smart-Comments/Makefile
index 09f6ceb2e2c4..27dd7bb5b53e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Smart-Comments/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Smart-Comments/Makefile
@@ -30,10 +30,4 @@ MAN3=		Smart::Comments.3
 post-patch:
 	@${FIND} ${WRKSRC} -type f -name '*.orig' -exec ${RM} -f {} \;
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		Perl5.6 or greater required. Please install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Sort-Key-DateTime/Makefile b/devel/p5-Sort-Key-DateTime/Makefile
index 157a03847938..eb63733ff32e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Sort-Key-DateTime/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Sort-Key-DateTime/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/DateTime.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-DateTi
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Sort/Key.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sort-Key
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Sort::Key::DateTime.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Spiffy/Makefile b/devel/p5-Spiffy/Makefile
index b7805df527d4..dc4cb8cf0416 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Spiffy/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Spiffy/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,5 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Filter/Util/Call.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 .endif
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl then try again
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Spoon/Makefile b/devel/p5-Spoon/Makefile
index 9251a430f8b6..0f9f2b68fab5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Spoon/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Spoon/Makefile
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Time/HiRes.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Tim
 post-patch:
 	@${PERL} -i -pe '$$_ = "" if $$. == 3' \
 		${WRKSRC}/lib/Spoon/Base.pm
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
 .else
 MAN3+=		Spoon::Config.3
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile b/devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile
index 4fb9d1a00c3b..11640f50af01 100644
--- a/devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-String-Random/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		String::Random.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Sub-Exporter/Makefile b/devel/p5-Sub-Exporter/Makefile
index c43c2d5c0db4..faf8b7274532 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Sub-Exporter/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Sub-Exporter/Makefile
@@ -19,15 +19,11 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Sub-Install>=0.92:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Install \
 		p5-Params-Util>=0.14:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Params-Util
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Sub::Exporter.3 \
 	Sub::Exporter::Cookbook.3 \
 	Sub::Exporter::Tutorial.3 \
 	Sub::Exporter::Util.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Sub-Install/Makefile b/devel/p5-Sub-Install/Makefile
index 14c65e9a3dc7..31a640101d76 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Sub-Install/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Sub-Install/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS} \
 		p5-Test-Simple>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Scalar-List-Utils>=0:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Sub::Install.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Sub-Installer/Makefile b/devel/p5-Sub-Installer/Makefile
index 2efaec2f5689..ca6d1bcfa706 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Sub-Installer/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Sub-Installer/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Sub::Installer.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Sub-Name/Makefile b/devel/p5-Sub-Name/Makefile
index e6d848a949e1..3e05d9f90640 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Sub-Name/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Sub-Name/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Sub::Name.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Sub-Override/Makefile b/devel/p5-Sub-Override/Makefile
index e539e773d084..b881f4e40eac 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Sub-Override/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Sub-Override/Makefile
@@ -22,13 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Sub::Override.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-##
-## this port requires PERL 5.6.x or later
-##
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Sub-WrapPackages/Makefile b/devel/p5-Sub-WrapPackages/Makefile
index ad18c4dbdedf..b62382401d7d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Sub-WrapPackages/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Sub-WrapPackages/Makefile
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Add pre- and post-execution wrappers
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Hook/LexWrap.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Hook-LexWrap
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Sub::WrapPackages.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.8 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Task-Weaken/Makefile b/devel/p5-Task-Weaken/Makefile
index 273a0b94737c..3e80bd6534f8 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Task-Weaken/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Task-Weaken/Makefile
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	lbr@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Ensure that a platform has weaken support
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.5+
 
 MAN3=	Task::Weaken.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500805
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.5. (Re-)install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-Animation/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-Animation/Makefile
index 93ed4cf792a6..f00afe919229 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-Animation/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-Animation/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Term::Animation.3 Term::Animation::Entity.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6+, install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-CallEditor/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-CallEditor/Makefile
index 6453ad8202f3..2934ece00840 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-CallEditor/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-CallEditor/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Term::CallEditor.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-Encoding/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-Encoding/Makefile
index 0a495392eb18..64221ad36384 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-Encoding/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-Encoding/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	gslin@gslin.org
 COMMENT=	Detect encoding of the current terminal
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.2+
 
 MAN3=		Term::Encoding.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500702
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.7.2 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-ProgressBar/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-ProgressBar/Makefile
index 577a7ec80ab8..8f295f91c6dd 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-ProgressBar/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-ProgressBar/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ post-install:
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/examples/* ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-Prompt/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-Prompt/Makefile
index 6bb376f2ccf0..65354bd9d012 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-Prompt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-Prompt/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Term::Prompt.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-ReadLine-Zoid/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-ReadLine-Zoid/Makefile
index edda8cacb9a8..60b7fc1f9e34 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-ReadLine-Zoid/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-ReadLine-Zoid/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=	Term::ReadLine::Zoid.3 \
 	Term::ReadLine::Zoid::ISearch.3 \
 	Term::ReadLine::Zoid::ViCommand.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6+, install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Term-UI/Makefile b/devel/p5-Term-UI/Makefile
index c199249e5f1c..2d9ba3f05b8f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Term-UI/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Term-UI/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=	Term::UI.3 Term::UI::History.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Class/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Class/Makefile
index c0f110ac8b9f..977424eb5082 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Class/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Class/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,4 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-Storable>=2.04:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Storable
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Data/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Data/Makefile
index d3d8465d8ed3..313747336268 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Data/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Data/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ MAN3=		Test::Data.3 \
 		Test::Data::Hash.3 \
 		Test::Data::Scalar.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Deep/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Deep/Makefile
index 93fe311b950b..b272e2d6477c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Deep/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Deep/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ post-patch:
 	@${PERL} -i -pe 'm/INSTALLDIRS\s+=>/ and $$_ = ""' \
 			${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Expect/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Expect/Makefile
index a94eb00e146b..148d93d5f4b7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Expect/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Expect/Makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Test::Expect.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.0.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Harness/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Harness/Makefile
index c76ed4510894..391b64909457 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Harness/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Harness/Makefile
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ MAN3=		Test::Harness.3 Test::Harness::Assert.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Pod/Usage.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Pod-Parser
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500800
 .undef MAN1
 PLIST_SUB+=	PL_FILES="@comment "
@@ -41,9 +36,6 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	PL_FILES=""
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/INSTALLDIRS/d' ${WRKSRC}/${CONFIGURE_SCRIPT}
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/\^V/\]/;s/\%vd/\%d/' ${WRKSRC}/bin/prove
-.endif
 
 post-configure:
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500800
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-HasVersion/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-HasVersion/Makefile
index ce93de1d2497..214b0f6f928f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-HasVersion/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-HasVersion/Makefile
@@ -20,11 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Test::HasVersion.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if /^use warnings/' ${WRKSRC}/HasVersion.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-LectroTest/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-LectroTest/Makefile
index 6b37b11a23c7..c22250d4ce85 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-LectroTest/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-LectroTest/Makefile
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ MAN3=		Test::LectroTest.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500602
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Filter/Util/Call.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Filter
 .endif
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-LongString/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-LongString/Makefile
index df504087bfcd..f9ce8f3b6e4d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-LongString/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-LongString/Makefile
@@ -21,11 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Test::LongString.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/-Tw/-w/' ${WRKSRC}/t/*.t
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-MockModule/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-MockModule/Makefile
index 6e980cb6cdb6..34ef6329de1f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-MockModule/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-MockModule/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Test::MockModule.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires weak references, which were introduced in Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-MockTime/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-MockTime/Makefile
index 2fd96c3882fa..582880c369c7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-MockTime/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-MockTime/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Test::MockTime.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Number-Delta/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Number-Delta/Makefile
index e5b31d30bb00..32cb02b728ea 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Number-Delta/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Number-Delta/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Test::Number::Delta.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Output/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Output/Makefile
index 3a86b73f1733..ed101e9fddb9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Output/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Output/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Utilities to test STDOUT and STDERR messages
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Sub/Exporter.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Sub-Exporter \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Test/Tester.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Tester
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Test::Output::Tie.3 Test::Output.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from devel/p5-Sub-Exporter
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Pod-Coverage/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Pod-Coverage/Makefile
index 94cbe2103c82..b0e07fffcce6 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Pod-Coverage/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Pod-Coverage/Makefile
@@ -23,12 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN3=		Test::Pod::Coverage.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_ = "" if m|use warnings;|;' \
-		     -e 's/^our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' \
-		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL \
-		${WRKSRC}/Coverage.pm
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Pod/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Pod/Makefile
index bb7f9346d89b..cd539b86e211 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Pod/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Pod/Makefile
@@ -23,11 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Test::Pod.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/(my )?\$$dh/DH/g' ${WRKSRC}/Pod.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-RandomResults/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-RandomResults/Makefile
index d20a9d130fb1..ad95b3f670ec 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-RandomResults/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-RandomResults/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Test::RandomResults.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.6
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-Strict/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-Strict/Makefile
index b18320045563..70489ffc9103 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-Strict/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-Strict/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Test::Strict.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-SubCalls/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-SubCalls/Makefile
index 4f4d351f2dca..f597a2393ff7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-SubCalls/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-SubCalls/Makefile
@@ -26,8 +26,4 @@ MAN3=	Test::SubCalls.3
 post-patch:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e '$$_="" if m/Test::More/' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601  # inherited from devel/p5-Hook-LexWrap
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.1 or newer. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-WWW-Mechanize-Catalyst/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-WWW-Mechanize-Catalyst/Makefile
index 1cff67f64f10..8af9b2da6afd 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-WWW-Mechanize-Catalyst/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-WWW-Mechanize-Catalyst/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Catalyst-Runtime>=5.7000:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-Catalyst-Runtime \
 		p5-WWW-Mechanize>=1.30:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-WWW-Mechanize
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=	Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-WWW-Mechanize/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-WWW-Mechanize/Makefile
index 496de4cda30e..9a3563d6bfbc 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-WWW-Mechanize/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-WWW-Mechanize/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Test::WWW::Mechanize.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Test-XML/Makefile b/devel/p5-Test-XML/Makefile
index 19141aaf89a6..49454a5e618f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Test-XML/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Test-XML/Makefile
@@ -26,8 +26,4 @@ MAN3=	Test::XML.3 \
 	Test::XML::Twig.3 \
 	Test::XML::XPath.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6 or later. Please install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Text-LevenshteinXS/Makefile b/devel/p5-Text-LevenshteinXS/Makefile
index 27ebbba92877..14bc646fefb0 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Text-LevenshteinXS/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Text-LevenshteinXS/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE= yes
 
 MAN3=           Text::LevenshteinXS.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=         requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Text-vFile-asData/Makefile b/devel/p5-Text-vFile-asData/Makefile
index 4dc11cbffbe0..6f51416ea1e6 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Text-vFile-asData/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Text-vFile-asData/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 MAN1=		holidays_ical.1 rota_ical.cgi.1
 MAN3=		Text::vFile::asData.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BROKEN=		"Not supported."
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Thread-Apartment/Makefile b/devel/p5-Thread-Apartment/Makefile
index fd2f0d05de20..8a8f48107ca1 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Thread-Apartment/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Thread-Apartment/Makefile
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Thread-Queue-Duplex>=0.92:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Thread-Queue-Dupl
 		p5-Class-Inspector>=1.08:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Inspector
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Thread::Apartment.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Thread-Pool-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-Thread-Pool-Simple/Makefile
index efc16f2467cc..ace29019ea1b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Thread-Pool-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Thread-Pool-Simple/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simple thread-pool implementaion
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Thread::Pool::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Thread-Queue-Duplex/Makefile b/devel/p5-Thread-Queue-Duplex/Makefile
index 5dfe48955115..91676d74dc9d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Thread-Queue-Duplex/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Thread-Queue-Duplex/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	tjs@cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw
 COMMENT=	Thread-safe request/response queue with identifiable elements
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Thread::Queue::Duplex.3 Thread::Queue::Queueable.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tie-Array-Sorted/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tie-Array-Sorted/Makefile
index 50da4c20b7a4..a03191cb82c8 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tie-Array-Sorted/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tie-Array-Sorted/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		Tie::Array::Sorted.3 \
 		Tie::Array::Sorted::Lazy.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tie-Hash-Regex/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tie-Hash-Regex/Makefile
index af864330bc51..eef417650937 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tie-Hash-Regex/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tie-Hash-Regex/Makefile
@@ -22,11 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Tie::Hash::Regex.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-#due to p5-Attribute-Handlers dependency
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tie-Hash-TwoWay/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tie-Hash-TwoWay/Makefile
index 32e8bc2896de..49b59ac460f5 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tie-Hash-TwoWay/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tie-Hash-TwoWay/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Tie::Hash::TwoWay.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tie-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tie-Simple/Makefile
index a2cbd113b2d9..5c28f999b91b 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tie-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tie-Simple/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Tie::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tie-iCal/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tie-iCal/Makefile
index 861bd36732ff..d96c1e8755a3 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tie-iCal/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tie-iCal/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,9 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	kaoru@kaisei.org
 COMMENT=	Tie iCal files to Perl hashes
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.3+
+USE_PERL5_REASON=	requires newer version of Perl with Tie::File 0.97 or later
 
 MAN3=		Tie::iCal.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
-IGNORE=		requires newer version of Perl with Tie::File 0.97 or later
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Time-Clock/Makefile b/devel/p5-Time-Clock/Makefile
index 9e13c227015b..b3a2b865a02f 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Time-Clock/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Time-Clock/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Time::Clock.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Time-Duration-Parse/Makefile b/devel/p5-Time-Duration-Parse/Makefile
index a6b0d684cb87..4fc59d8d0964 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Time-Duration-Parse/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Time-Duration-Parse/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Time::Duration::Parse.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Time-Piece/Makefile b/devel/p5-Time-Piece/Makefile
index 5e01ab9fb269..3c7b1b4409d7 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Time-Piece/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Time-Piece/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Time::Piece.3 Time::Seconds.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Time-Progress/Makefile b/devel/p5-Time-Progress/Makefile
index 9fe4c9aef56c..4ff19c2b969d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Time-Progress/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Time-Progress/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Time::Progress.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.6
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tree-Binary-Dictionary/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tree-Binary-Dictionary/Makefile
index 784eefa35d8e..b35c3dd14b11 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tree-Binary-Dictionary/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tree-Binary-Dictionary/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=		Tree::Binary::Dictionary.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tree-Binary/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tree-Binary/Makefile
index c0b5ce8a04fa..50e6b3747847 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tree-Binary/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tree-Binary/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ MAN3=		Tree::Binary.3 Tree::Binary::Search.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tree-Node/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tree-Node/Makefile
index 63c8f14ced95..4db71aa37863 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tree-Node/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tree-Node/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	aaron@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Memory-efficient tree nodes in Perl
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Tree::Node.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tree-Parser/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tree-Parser/Makefile
index e13eaadc9565..7a4ade83ff99 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tree-Parser/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tree-Parser/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=		Tree::Parser.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tree-Simple-View/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tree-Simple-View/Makefile
index e3f4078317e0..941ea1892b5c 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tree-Simple-View/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tree-Simple-View/Makefile
@@ -31,10 +31,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 post-extract:
 	${RM} -f ${WRKSRC}/._Makefile.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tree-Simple-VisitorFactory/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tree-Simple-VisitorFactory/Makefile
index 13bc55e8cd16..33b1449ed25e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tree-Simple-VisitorFactory/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tree-Simple-VisitorFactory/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,4 @@ MAN3=		Tree::Simple::Visitor::BreadthFirstTraversal.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Tree-Simple/Makefile b/devel/p5-Tree-Simple/Makefile
index 73e0e0d19ab1..147d78396ca1 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Tree-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Tree-Simple/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,5 @@ MAN3=		Tree::Simple.3 Tree::Simple::Visitor.3
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 .endif
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-UI-Dialog/Makefile b/devel/p5-UI-Dialog/Makefile
index e755ce4adde7..a74083a7be7e 100644
--- a/devel/p5-UI-Dialog/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-UI-Dialog/Makefile
@@ -44,10 +44,4 @@ MAN3=		UI::Dialog.3 UI::Dialog::Backend::XDialog.3 \
 		UI::Dialog::Backend::Nautilus.3 UI::Dialog::Backend::GDialog.3 \
 		UI::Dialog::Backend::XOSD.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.006 or above; please upgrade
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-can/Makefile b/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-can/Makefile
index 97e6f55a094c..0da04b798fb4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-can/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-can/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		UNIVERSAL::can.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or later. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-isa/Makefile b/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-isa/Makefile
index 499246fb0459..dc185bdf2dd1 100644
--- a/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-isa/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-isa/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		UNIVERSAL::isa.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-which/Makefile b/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-which/Makefile
index 694eed785c91..100103c53618 100644
--- a/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-which/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-UNIVERSAL-which/Makefile
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	kuriyama@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl extension for telling fully qualified name of the method
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 MAN3=		UNIVERSAL::which.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE= requires Perl 5.8.1 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Unix-Statgrab/Makefile b/devel/p5-Unix-Statgrab/Makefile
index 3a363367ad5e..7b8ebd2fead9 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Unix-Statgrab/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Unix-Statgrab/Makefile
@@ -26,11 +26,4 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	INC="`pkg-config libstatgrab --cflags`" \
 
 MAN3=		Unix::Statgrab.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -i -pe 's/}\(/}->(/' ${WRKSRC}/lib/Unix/Statgrab.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-User-Identity/Makefile b/devel/p5-User-Identity/Makefile
index e0664eb6d6e1..3140c1521802 100644
--- a/devel/p5-User-Identity/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-User-Identity/Makefile
@@ -32,10 +32,4 @@ MAN3=		Mail::Identity.3 \
 		User::Identity::Location.3 \
 		User::Identity::System.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or newer
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-VCP-Dest-svk/Makefile b/devel/p5-VCP-Dest-svk/Makefile
index 64695b861022..32db078ca56d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-VCP-Dest-svk/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-VCP-Dest-svk/Makefile
@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/VCP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-VCP-autrijus \
 		${SITE_PERL}/YAML.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-YAML
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		VCP::Dest::svk.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		this program only supports perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-VCP-Source-cvsbk/Makefile b/devel/p5-VCP-Source-cvsbk/Makefile
index ffd0a695427b..f64aded53dc0 100644
--- a/devel/p5-VCP-Source-cvsbk/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-VCP-Source-cvsbk/Makefile
@@ -18,15 +18,9 @@ COMMENT=	VCP source driver for bk exported cvs repository
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/VCP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-VCP-autrijus
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		VCP::Source::cvsbk.3 \
 		VCP::Filter::cvsbkchangeset.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		This program only support perl 5.8.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-VCP-autrijus/Makefile b/devel/p5-VCP-autrijus/Makefile
index bbd4cf8482a5..234d42967594 100644
--- a/devel/p5-VCP-autrijus/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-VCP-autrijus/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/XML/Parser.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-X
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/List/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
+USE_PERL5=	yes
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
diff --git a/devel/p5-VCP/Makefile b/devel/p5-VCP/Makefile
index c5f6f04e59e0..da313fbb34c4 100644
--- a/devel/p5-VCP/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-VCP/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/XML/Parser.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-X
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/List/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
+USE_PERL5=	yes
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
@@ -37,10 +39,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/File/Temp.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-File-Temp
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BROKEN=		"Does not compile with perl ${PERL_VERSION}"
-.endif
-
 MAN1=		vcp.1
 MAN3=		RevML::Doctype.3 \
 		RevML::Writer.3 \
diff --git a/devel/p5-VCS-Lite/Makefile b/devel/p5-VCS-Lite/Makefile
index 0dd4aef7dcc3..2a1a32a719d3 100644
--- a/devel/p5-VCS-Lite/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-VCS-Lite/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	VCS::Lite.3 VCS::Lite::Delta.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Workflow/Makefile b/devel/p5-Workflow/Makefile
index c63bfedfeeb3..6f39359fa38a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Workflow/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Workflow/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	\
 	${SITE_PERL}/Test/Exception.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Exception
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.6+
 
 MAN3=	Workflow.3 \
 	Workflow::Action.3 \
@@ -92,10 +92,4 @@ post-install:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "===> Docs are installed in ${DOCSDIR}."
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500806
-IGNORE=	requires newer Perl, but you can install required old additional perl modules from CPAN instead
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-Yada-Yada-Yada/Makefile b/devel/p5-Yada-Yada-Yada/Makefile
index 78002aa7a3eb..a420651f968d 100644
--- a/devel/p5-Yada-Yada-Yada/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-Yada-Yada-Yada/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Yada::Yada::Yada.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-orz/Makefile b/devel/p5-orz/Makefile
index 0bb9f1c3b4e9..395b497ab848 100644
--- a/devel/p5-orz/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-orz/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	A method of annotation as /* */ in perl
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Module/Compile.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Module-Compile
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		orz.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800 # inherited from p5-Module-Compile
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-rpm-build-perl/Makefile b/devel/p5-rpm-build-perl/Makefile
index c79cc9d2f73b..6d723d71bc55 100644
--- a/devel/p5-rpm-build-perl/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-rpm-build-perl/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN1=		perl.prov.1 perl.req.1
 MAN3=		B::PerlReq.3 PerlReq::Utils.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-subatom/Makefile b/devel/p5-subatom/Makefile
index e1e785e3c144..2c2860db7073 100644
--- a/devel/p5-subatom/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-subatom/Makefile
@@ -18,15 +18,9 @@ COMMENT=	Produce an atom feed from subversion commits
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/XML/Atom/SimpleFeed.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-XML-Atom-SimpleFeed
 RUN_DEPENDS:=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/subatom
 
 MAN1=		subatom.1
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from textproc/XML-Atom-SimpleFeed
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-threads-shared/Makefile b/devel/p5-threads-shared/Makefile
index d7d67f4fa0d5..e41f59d5e541 100644
--- a/devel/p5-threads-shared/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-threads-shared/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Perl extension for sharing data structures between threads
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-threads>=1.59:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-threads
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	threads::shared.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/p5-threads/Makefile b/devel/p5-threads/Makefile
index 610370a1bcbb..a52ef70a1425 100644
--- a/devel/p5-threads/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-threads/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	clsung@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Perl interpreter-based threads
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		threads.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/subversion-devel/Makefile b/devel/subversion-devel/Makefile
index 5f4220d8c7b9..d0e06a97203c 100644
--- a/devel/subversion-devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/subversion-devel/Makefile
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ PLIST_SUB+=		WITHOUT_BDB=""
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_PERL)
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	subversion\'s Perl bindings need perl 5.8.0 or greater. Upgrade your perl and try again
-.endif
+USE_PERL5=		5.8.0+
 SWIG_BINDINGS+=		yes
 USE_PERL5=		yes
 PLIST_SUB+=		WITH_PERL=""
diff --git a/devel/subversion-freebsd/Makefile b/devel/subversion-freebsd/Makefile
index 5f4220d8c7b9..d0e06a97203c 100644
--- a/devel/subversion-freebsd/Makefile
+++ b/devel/subversion-freebsd/Makefile
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ PLIST_SUB+=		WITHOUT_BDB=""
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_PERL)
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	subversion\'s Perl bindings need perl 5.8.0 or greater. Upgrade your perl and try again
-.endif
+USE_PERL5=		5.8.0+
 SWIG_BINDINGS+=		yes
 USE_PERL5=		yes
 PLIST_SUB+=		WITH_PERL=""
diff --git a/devel/subversion/Makefile b/devel/subversion/Makefile
index 5f4220d8c7b9..d0e06a97203c 100644
--- a/devel/subversion/Makefile
+++ b/devel/subversion/Makefile
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ PLIST_SUB+=		WITHOUT_BDB=""
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_PERL)
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	subversion\'s Perl bindings need perl 5.8.0 or greater. Upgrade your perl and try again
-.endif
+USE_PERL5=		5.8.0+
 SWIG_BINDINGS+=		yes
 USE_PERL5=		yes
 PLIST_SUB+=		WITH_PERL=""
diff --git a/devel/subversion16/Makefile b/devel/subversion16/Makefile
index 5f4220d8c7b9..d0e06a97203c 100644
--- a/devel/subversion16/Makefile
+++ b/devel/subversion16/Makefile
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ PLIST_SUB+=		WITHOUT_BDB=""
 .endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_PERL)
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	subversion\'s Perl bindings need perl 5.8.0 or greater. Upgrade your perl and try again
-.endif
+USE_PERL5=		5.8.0+
 SWIG_BINDINGS+=		yes
 USE_PERL5=		yes
 PLIST_SUB+=		WITH_PERL=""
diff --git a/devel/svk/Makefile b/devel/svk/Makefile
index 1b00c6336a35..a46cf0c8a4ed 100644
--- a/devel/svk/Makefile
+++ b/devel/svk/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/List/MoreUtils.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-L
 		p5-version>=0.68:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-version
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN1=		svk.1
 MAN3=		SVK.3 \
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ MAN3=		SVK.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=		this program only support perl 5.8.1 or above
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500807
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	p5-Encode>=2.10:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-Encode
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-Encode>=2.10:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-Encode
diff --git a/devel/svn_load_dirs/Makefile b/devel/svn_load_dirs/Makefile
index df0752f08fd7..e7c63cb62f5e 100644
--- a/devel/svn_load_dirs/Makefile
+++ b/devel/svn_load_dirs/Makefile
@@ -18,16 +18,10 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/URI.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-URI \
 		${LOCALBASE}/bin/svn:${PORTSDIR}/devel/subversion
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.0+
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/contrib/client-side
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 do-build:
 	${SED} -E \
 		-e 's|^(#!)/usr/bin/perl[[:>:]]|\1${PERL}|g' \
@@ -43,4 +37,4 @@ do-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/svn_load_dirs.README ${DOCSDIR}/
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/valgrind-snapshot/Makefile b/devel/valgrind-snapshot/Makefile
index 2d8268225f6c..15a76f9e4d2c 100644
--- a/devel/valgrind-snapshot/Makefile
+++ b/devel/valgrind-snapshot/Makefile
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	RELENG_7="@comment "
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		can\'t be built. Your Perl version is too old. Please use lang/perl5.8 port to upgrade your Perl
-.endif
-
 PROCFS!=	/sbin/mount | ${GREP} '^procfs' | ${AWK} '{print $1}'
 
 pre-everything::
diff --git a/devel/valgrind/Makefile b/devel/valgrind/Makefile
index 30e06d1d442e..3c7c32bae887 100644
--- a/devel/valgrind/Makefile
+++ b/devel/valgrind/Makefile
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	RELENG_7="@comment "
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		can\'t be built. Your Perl version is too old. Please use lang/perl5.8 port to upgrade your Perl
-.endif
-
 PROCFS!=	/sbin/mount | ${GREP} '^procfs' | ${AWK} '{print $1}'
 
 pre-everything::
diff --git a/dns/fpdns/Makefile b/dns/fpdns/Makefile
index 1260e6068239..3d12c5394196 100644
--- a/dns/fpdns/Makefile
+++ b/dns/fpdns/Makefile
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN1=		fpdns.1
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		Requires at least Perl version 5.6.0
-.endif
-
 verify:	checksum
 	gpg --verify ${DISTDIR}/${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}.sig
 
@@ -41,4 +35,4 @@ post-build:
 post-install:
 	${RM} ${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/auto/Net/DNS/Fingerprint/.packlist
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/p5-DNS-EasyDNS/Makefile b/dns/p5-DNS-EasyDNS/Makefile
index d101325271fc..d6b75cc9f7bc 100644
--- a/dns/p5-DNS-EasyDNS/Makefile
+++ b/dns/p5-DNS-EasyDNS/Makefile
@@ -23,16 +23,10 @@ MAN3=	DNS::EasyDNS.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 post-install:
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${MKDIR} ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/examples/* ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/p5-Net-DNS-SEC/Makefile b/dns/p5-Net-DNS-SEC/Makefile
index c64ada9ac2b2..488026bababf 100644
--- a/dns/p5-Net-DNS-SEC/Makefile
+++ b/dns/p5-Net-DNS-SEC/Makefile
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ MAN3=		Net::DNS::Keyset.3 Net::DNS::RR::DS.3 Net::DNS::RR::KEY.3 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.elif ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/MIME/Base64.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-MIME-Base64
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple \
diff --git a/dns/p5-Net-DNS-ToolKit/Makefile b/dns/p5-Net-DNS-ToolKit/Makefile
index ab188d49f047..c6277a64f108 100644
--- a/dns/p5-Net-DNS-ToolKit/Makefile
+++ b/dns/p5-Net-DNS-ToolKit/Makefile
@@ -43,10 +43,4 @@ MAN3=		Net::DNS::ToolKit.3 \
 		Net::DNS::ToolKit::RR::Template.3 \
 		Net::DNS::ToolKit::Utilities.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	LDFLAGS="-Wl,-E -L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/p5-Net-DNS-ZoneFile-Fast/Makefile b/dns/p5-Net-DNS-ZoneFile-Fast/Makefile
index d8a89b91424d..178a3dbb30a4 100644
--- a/dns/p5-Net-DNS-ZoneFile-Fast/Makefile
+++ b/dns/p5-Net-DNS-ZoneFile-Fast/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Net::DNS::ZoneFile::Fast.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/p5-Net-Domain-TLD/Makefile b/dns/p5-Net-Domain-TLD/Makefile
index 97472e3fe017..bc0cc88e0206 100644
--- a/dns/p5-Net-Domain-TLD/Makefile
+++ b/dns/p5-Net-Domain-TLD/Makefile
@@ -24,12 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Net::Domain::TLD.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/^\s*our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1);$$1/;' \
-		-e 's/.*warnings.*//' ${WRKSRC}/lib/Net/Domain/TLD.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/p5-Net-LibIDN/Makefile b/dns/p5-Net-LibIDN/Makefile
index a970ef6620d9..f11f6f8f32cc 100644
--- a/dns/p5-Net-LibIDN/Makefile
+++ b/dns/p5-Net-LibIDN/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-libidn=${PREFIX}/lib --with-libidn-inc=${PREFIX}/include
 
 MAN3=		Net::LibIDN.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/p5-Stanford-DNSserver/Makefile b/dns/p5-Stanford-DNSserver/Makefile
index e0fd1f27f80f..e28edbf5fee9 100644
--- a/dns/p5-Stanford-DNSserver/Makefile
+++ b/dns/p5-Stanford-DNSserver/Makefile
@@ -18,10 +18,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Stanford::DNS.3 Stanford::DNSserver.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		does not work with the IO::Socket::INET module in Perl 5.00503
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/editors/zim/Makefile b/editors/zim/Makefile
index 9a97ada5ff85..9b7bbb006469 100644
--- a/editors/zim/Makefile
+++ b/editors/zim/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Gtk2.pm:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/p5-Gtk
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 USE_GNOME=	gtk20 desktopfileutils
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 MAN1=		zim.1
 MAN3=		Gtk2::Ex::DesktopEntryMenu.3 \
 		Gtk2::Ex::HyperTextBuffer.3 \
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ OPTIONS=	TRAYICON	"Support trayicon"	on \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		perl 5.8.0 or newer required, please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_TRAYICON)
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Gtk2/TrayIcon.pm:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/p5-Gtk2-TrayIcon
 .endif
diff --git a/finance/p5-Finance-Amortization/Makefile b/finance/p5-Finance-Amortization/Makefile
index 194a95792e93..9ff48b24d69c 100644
--- a/finance/p5-Finance-Amortization/Makefile
+++ b/finance/p5-Finance-Amortization/Makefile
@@ -18,10 +18,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Finance::Amortization.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=Needs perl 5.6.0 or higher, install lang/perl5.6 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/finance/p5-Finance-Currency-Convert-WebserviceX/Makefile b/finance/p5-Finance-Currency-Convert-WebserviceX/Makefile
index 5361a7fd0df1..7822a87df020 100644
--- a/finance/p5-Finance-Currency-Convert-WebserviceX/Makefile
+++ b/finance/p5-Finance-Currency-Convert-WebserviceX/Makefile
@@ -23,13 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Finance::Currency::Convert::WebserviceX.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e	'$$_ = "" if /^use warnings/o' \
-		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL \
-		${WRKSRC}/lib/Finance/Currency/Convert/WebserviceX.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/finance/p5-Locale-Currency-Format/Makefile b/finance/p5-Locale-Currency-Format/Makefile
index 8e776ace77bc..9e1c54a65761 100644
--- a/finance/p5-Locale-Currency-Format/Makefile
+++ b/finance/p5-Locale-Currency-Format/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Locale::Currency::Format.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/ftp/ftpsync/Makefile b/ftp/ftpsync/Makefile
index 101950674925..d89a7d66d41b 100644
--- a/ftp/ftpsync/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/ftpsync/Makefile
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@ USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_PERL5=	yes
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME}.pl
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		 requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 do-install:
 	@${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.pl ${PREFIX}/bin/
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/ftp/p5-File-Fetch/Makefile b/ftp/p5-File-Fetch/Makefile
index 9e7a1c97f4ee..773fb36cb9fd 100644
--- a/ftp/p5-File-Fetch/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/p5-File-Fetch/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=	File::Fetch.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/ftp/p5-Net-FTP-Common/Makefile b/ftp/p5-Net-FTP-Common/Makefile
index 9fb27634068e..1a873936c217 100644
--- a/ftp/p5-Net-FTP-Common/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/p5-Net-FTP-Common/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::FTP::Common.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from security/p5-Authen-SASL
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/ftp/p5-Net-FTPServer/Makefile b/ftp/p5-Net-FTPServer/Makefile
index 5f2355dc7b86..73495673ecd7 100644
--- a/ftp/p5-Net-FTPServer/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/p5-Net-FTPServer/Makefile
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ DOCS=	FAQ README TODO doc/*
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-MD5 \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Net/FTP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net
diff --git a/games/frozenbubble/Makefile b/games/frozenbubble/Makefile
index 777766908517..abde8beb814f 100644
--- a/games/frozenbubble/Makefile
+++ b/games/frozenbubble/Makefile
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ USE_SDL=	mixer sdl pango
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_GETTEXT=	yes
-
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 CONFIGURE_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/c_stuff
diff --git a/games/p5-Algorithm-Pair-Best/Makefile b/games/p5-Algorithm-Pair-Best/Makefile
index 35c4946c6097..523e884932a9 100644
--- a/games/p5-Algorithm-Pair-Best/Makefile
+++ b/games/p5-Algorithm-Pair-Best/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Algorithm::Pair::Best.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/p5-Algorithm-Pair-Swiss/Makefile b/games/p5-Algorithm-Pair-Swiss/Makefile
index 9177160c93f3..e184eae95bd3 100644
--- a/games/p5-Algorithm-Pair-Swiss/Makefile
+++ b/games/p5-Algorithm-Pair-Swiss/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Algorithm::Pair::Swiss.3
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/p5-Baseball-Sabermetrics/Makefile b/games/p5-Baseball-Sabermetrics/Makefile
index 94571b001863..84b24b48b43a 100644
--- a/games/p5-Baseball-Sabermetrics/Makefile
+++ b/games/p5-Baseball-Sabermetrics/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Baseball::Sabermetrics.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/p5-Games-AlphaBeta/Makefile b/games/p5-Games-AlphaBeta/Makefile
index 6bff6b582783..944b5bf04962 100644
--- a/games/p5-Games-AlphaBeta/Makefile
+++ b/games/p5-Games-AlphaBeta/Makefile
@@ -27,11 +27,5 @@ MAN3=		Games::AlphaBeta.3 Games::AlphaBeta::Position.3 \
 		Games::AlphaBeta::Reversi.3 \
 		Games::Sequential.3 Games::Sequential::Position.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=         requires Perl 5.6.1 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
 
diff --git a/games/p5-Games-GuessWord/Makefile b/games/p5-Games-GuessWord/Makefile
index 0e4f636c9e67..cf6a5f2e91c5 100644
--- a/games/p5-Games-GuessWord/Makefile
+++ b/games/p5-Games-GuessWord/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Games::GuessWord.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/p5-Games-Tournament-RoundRobin/Makefile b/games/p5-Games-Tournament-RoundRobin/Makefile
index 520d23e57350..d342616e0650 100644
--- a/games/p5-Games-Tournament-RoundRobin/Makefile
+++ b/games/p5-Games-Tournament-RoundRobin/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ MAN3=	Games::Tournament::RoundRobin.3 \
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.6
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/bugle/Makefile b/graphics/bugle/Makefile
index 406f0cb8068c..493e053cc5d6 100644
--- a/graphics/bugle/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/bugle/Makefile
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ OPTIONS+=	THREADS	"Use pthreads"				off
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later to build. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 .if defined(WITH_AVCODEC)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-lavc
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	avcodec.1:${PORTSDIR}/multimedia/ffmpeg
diff --git a/graphics/gscan2pdf/Makefile b/graphics/gscan2pdf/Makefile
index 10aa59325c44..f8e57401203b 100644
--- a/graphics/gscan2pdf/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/gscan2pdf/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-PDF-API2>=0.57:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-PDF-API2 \
 USE_GETTEXT=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	librsvg2
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN1=		${PORTNAME}.1
 
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Acme-Steganography-Image-Png/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Acme-Steganography-Image-Png/Makefile
index 8651aa4fc8f3..5e9f4fe7d8c1 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Acme-Steganography-Image-Png/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Acme-Steganography-Image-Png/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Acme::Steganography::Image::Png.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-CAD-Drawing-Template/Makefile b/graphics/p5-CAD-Drawing-Template/Makefile
index 77d5644a992b..a5cd0624ee64 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-CAD-Drawing-Template/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-CAD-Drawing-Template/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=	CAD::Drawing::Template.3
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-CAD-Drawing/Makefile b/graphics/p5-CAD-Drawing/Makefile
index 3e4f86b3d160..b98e43e5f036 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-CAD-Drawing/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-CAD-Drawing/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,4 @@ MAN3=	CAD::Drawing.3 \
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-GD-Graph/Makefile b/graphics/p5-GD-Graph/Makefile
index 2704942bb364..ce4a3c808704 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-GD-Graph/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-GD-Graph/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/GD.pm:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/p5-GD \
 		${SITE_PERL}/GD/Text/Align.pm:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/p5-GD-TextUtil
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		GD::Graph.3 \
 		GD::Graph::Data.3 \
@@ -33,10 +33,4 @@ MAN3=		GD::Graph.3 \
 post-patch:
 	@${FIND} ${WRKSRC} -name "*.orig" -print0 | ${XARGS} -0 ${RM} -f
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-GD-SVG/Makefile b/graphics/p5-GD-SVG/Makefile
index b22a7e2e5c60..a53691bf4089 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-GD-SVG/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-GD-SVG/Makefile
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@ COMMENT=	Seamlessly enable SVG output from scripts written using GD
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/GD.pm:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/p5-GD \
 		${SITE_PERL}/SVG.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-SVG
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	#inherited from graphics/p5-GD
 
 MAN3=		GD::SVG.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800 #inherited from graphics/p5-GD
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-GD/Makefile b/graphics/p5-GD/Makefile
index 9d5a9b085192..658a80128394 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-GD/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-GD/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ MAN1=		bdf2gdfont.pl.1
 MAN3=		GD.3 GD::Polyline.3 GD::Simple.3 \
 		GD::Image.3 GD::Polygon.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Graph-Easy/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Graph-Easy/Makefile
index e9e0a1f530e2..341ce34a8528 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Graph-Easy/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Graph-Easy/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scal
 		${SITE_PERL}/Heap.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Heap
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=	graph-easy.1
 
@@ -49,10 +49,4 @@ MAN3=	Graph::Easy.3 \
 	Graph::Easy::Parser::Graphviz.3 \
 	Graph::Easy::Parser::VCG.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Graph-SocialMap/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Graph-SocialMap/Makefile
index 2733e4d41ed5..29d643d3fdb0 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Graph-SocialMap/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Graph-SocialMap/Makefile
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Graph::SocialMap.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently requires at least Perl 5.8 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Graph-Writer-GraphViz/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Graph-Writer-GraphViz/Makefile
index f014e9e2dad1..80d99395577a 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Graph-Writer-GraphViz/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Graph-Writer-GraphViz/Makefile
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Graph::Writer::GraphViz.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.0+.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-GraphViz-Traverse/Makefile b/graphics/p5-GraphViz-Traverse/Makefile
index 6b9018385d76..9d3c48105e10 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-GraphViz-Traverse/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-GraphViz-Traverse/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	GraphViz::Traverse.3 GraphViz::Traverse::Filesystem.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Image-Caa/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Image-Caa/Makefile
index 3eb1c868941b..dacfe5786982 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Image-Caa/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Image-Caa/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/demos/* ${EXAMPLESDIR}
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Image-Info/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Image-Info/Makefile
index c6fde4f0b06d..90211501d78a 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Image-Info/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Image-Info/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ MAN3=		Image::Info.3 Image::Info::BMP.3 Image::Info::SVG.3 \
 		Image::Info::TIFF.3 Image::Info::PPM.3 \
 		Image::Info::XBM.3 Image::Info::XPM.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500602
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Image-MetaData-GQview/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Image-MetaData-GQview/Makefile
index 0da8f2890d4c..1f378d66fd5c 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Image-MetaData-GQview/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Image-MetaData-GQview/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Image::MetaData::GQview.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's,^use warnings;.*,,g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL \
-		${WRKSRC}/lib/Image/MetaData/GQview.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Image-MetaData-JPEG/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Image-MetaData-JPEG/Makefile
index 3a8dcb9f8a6d..7e9c576a328e 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Image-MetaData-JPEG/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Image-MetaData-JPEG/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=		Image::MetaData::JPEG.3 \
 		Image::MetaData::JPEG::Structures.3 \
 		Image::MetaData::JPEG::TagLists.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Image-Size/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Image-Size/Makefile
index 835cd2440e2a..5b7d71437b2e 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Image-Size/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Image-Size/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 MAN1=		imgsize.1
 MAN3=		Image::Size.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires at least Perl 5.6. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Imager/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Imager/Makefile
index 0a98db499800..8a3ac4cf4972 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Imager/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Imager/Makefile
@@ -24,17 +24,11 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	\
 		ungif:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/libungif
 
 USE_FREETYPE=	yes
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	IM_LIBPATH="${LOCALBASE}/lib" \
 		IM_CFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include ${CFLAGS}" \
 		IM_INCPATH="${LOCALBASE}/include/freetype1/freetype"
 
 .include "Makefile.man"
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-SVG-DOM2/Makefile b/graphics/p5-SVG-DOM2/Makefile
index 5e81b0a828e0..c9def834d125 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-SVG-DOM2/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-SVG-DOM2/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=		SVG::DOM2.3 SVG::DOM2::Attribute::Transform.3 \
 		SVG::DOM2::Element::Shape::Font.3 \
 		SVG::DOM2::Element::Shape::Stroke.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-SVG-Graph/Makefile b/graphics/p5-SVG-Graph/Makefile
index b84c7713f3d2..fbd3ef35a374 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-SVG-Graph/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-SVG-Graph/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		SVG::Graph.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-SVG-Metadata/Makefile b/graphics/p5-SVG-Metadata/Makefile
index a29b60247e6d..68ea43d580dc 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-SVG-Metadata/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-SVG-Metadata/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ MAN3=	SVG::Metadata.3
 post-patch:
 	${RM} -f ${WRKSRC}/lib/SVG/Metadata.pm.orig
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	This port requires perl 5.6.0 or later, Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-SWF-Builder/Makefile b/graphics/p5-SWF-Builder/Makefile
index 9f3cd4fdab8d..b23fb2368504 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-SWF-Builder/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-SWF-Builder/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/SWF/Element.pm:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/p5-SWF-File \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Font/TTF/Font.pm:${PORTSDIR}/x11-fonts/p5-Font-TTF
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		SWF::Builder.3 SWF::Builder::ActionScript.3 \
 		SWF::Builder::Character::Bitmap.3 \
@@ -39,10 +39,4 @@ post-patch:
 post-configure:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^(POD2MAN_EXE.*)$$/\1 --lax/;' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-SWF-File/Makefile b/graphics/p5-SWF-File/Makefile
index 534c200e1be7..25ecf0e3f9de 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-SWF-File/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-SWF-File/Makefile
@@ -33,10 +33,4 @@ post-patch:
 post-configure:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^(POD2MAN_EXE.*)$$/\1 --lax/;' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Tk-JPEG-Lite/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Tk-JPEG-Lite/Makefile
index d07338c63cf0..226ef1ed415d 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Tk-JPEG-Lite/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Tk-JPEG-Lite/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Tk.pm:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/p5-Tk
 LIB_DEPENDS=	jpeg.9:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=	tkjpeg-lite.1
 MAN3=	Tk::JPEG::Lite.3
@@ -31,10 +31,4 @@ post-patch:
 		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL ${WRKSRC}/MANIFEST
 	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/tkjpeg ${WRKSRC}/tkjpeg-lite
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		needs Perl 5.8.0 or greater, please upgrade your Perl
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-Visio/Makefile b/graphics/p5-Visio/Makefile
index 6a30e2c6016e..17fd2e63647c 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-Visio/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-Visio/Makefile
@@ -19,16 +19,10 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Data-Dumper>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Data-Dumper \
 		p5-Log-Log4perl>=0:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Log-Log4perl \
 		p5-XML-LibXML>=0:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-XML-LibXML
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=		Visio.3 Visio::Hyperlink.3 Visio::Layout.3 Visio::Line.3 \
 		Visio::Master.3 Visio::Page.3 Visio::PageProps.3 \
 		Visio::PageSheet.3 Visio::Shape.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/graphics/p5-ming/Makefile b/graphics/p5-ming/Makefile
index 1d79880ad737..c4dc5d9a4510 100644
--- a/graphics/p5-ming/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/p5-ming/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	ming.4:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/ming
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}/perl_ext
 
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	LOCALBASE="${LOCALBASE}"
 
diff --git a/irc/epic4/Makefile b/irc/epic4/Makefile
index da10e51556fd..3e55d6db52a7 100644
--- a/irc/epic4/Makefile
+++ b/irc/epic4/Makefile
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-tcl
 # SITE_PERL and PERL_VER to create the path.
 #
 .if defined(WITH_PERL)
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or newer; we recommend perl 5.8.5
-.endif
 USE_PERL5=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-perl=${SITE_PERL}/../../${PERL_VER}/mach/CORE
 .endif
diff --git a/irc/epic5/Makefile b/irc/epic5/Makefile
index 5f8bb6091250..44bc0d6281d8 100644
--- a/irc/epic5/Makefile
+++ b/irc/epic5/Makefile
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--without-tcl
 # SITE_PERL and PERL_VER to create the path.
 #
 .if defined(WITH_PERL)
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.1 or newer; we recommend perl 5.8.5
-.endif
 USE_PERL5=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-perl=${SITE_PERL}/../../${PERL_VER}/mach/CORE
 .endif
diff --git a/irc/keitairc/Makefile b/irc/keitairc/Makefile
index ff7d1cf180ba..610675846870 100644
--- a/irc/keitairc/Makefile
+++ b/irc/keitairc/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ EXTRACT_CMD=		${CP}
 EXTRACT_BEFORE_ARGS=	-p
 EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS=	${WRKDIR}
 
+USE_PERL5=	yes
+
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s,^#!/usr/bin/perl$$,#!${PERL}," ${WRKSRC}/keitairc
 
diff --git a/irc/nethirc/Makefile b/irc/nethirc/Makefile
index 436a83ec5f17..8dc917dd1ad1 100644
--- a/irc/nethirc/Makefile
+++ b/irc/nethirc/Makefile
@@ -18,15 +18,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/POE/Component/IRC.pm:${PORTSDIR}/irc/p5-POE-Componen
 		${SITE_PERL}/YAML.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-YAML
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=		nethirc.pl.1
 MAN3=		NetHirc.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/p5-Bot-BasicBot/Makefile b/irc/p5-Bot-BasicBot/Makefile
index cf310fe9502c..eaec9b09006a 100644
--- a/irc/p5-Bot-BasicBot/Makefile
+++ b/irc/p5-Bot-BasicBot/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Bot::BasicBot.3
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/p5-IRC-Bot-Hangman/Makefile b/irc/p5-IRC-Bot-Hangman/Makefile
index a2d96cdb3327..69a94eb2d475 100644
--- a/irc/p5-IRC-Bot-Hangman/Makefile
+++ b/irc/p5-IRC-Bot-Hangman/Makefile
@@ -36,10 +36,4 @@ MAN3=	IRC::Bot::Hangman.3 \
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/irc/xchat-gnome/Makefile b/irc/xchat-gnome/Makefile
index 66e2a8965986..d963e6335b01 100644
--- a/irc/xchat-gnome/Makefile
+++ b/irc/xchat-gnome/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	TCL="@comment "
 BROKEN=	does not build on 4.X
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 || defined(WITHOUT_PERL)
+.if defined(WITHOUT_PERL)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-perl
 PLIST_SUB+=	PERL="@comment "
 .else
diff --git a/japanese/another-htmllint/Makefile b/japanese/another-htmllint/Makefile
index 4b7812e77bab..ea38fb459eeb 100644
--- a/japanese/another-htmllint/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/another-htmllint/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ COMMENT=	Another HTML-lint (all messages are written in Japanese)
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/LWP/UserAgent.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-libwww \
 		${JCODE}:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/p5-Jcode
 
+USE_PERL5=	YES
 USE_ZIP=	YES
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}
 EXTRACT_BEFORE_ARGS=	-a -q
diff --git a/japanese/eijiro-fpw/Makefile b/japanese/eijiro-fpw/Makefile
index 97500a2c092c..59b5d080f99e 100644
--- a/japanese/eijiro-fpw/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/eijiro-fpw/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/libexec/freepwing/catdump:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/freep
 MANUAL_PACKAGE_BUILD=Needs data from CDROM
 RESTRICTED=	"The original dictionary is not free"
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/eijiro-fpw${PORTVERSION}
 DICT_PATH?=	/cdrom
 SRCFILE?=	eijiro52.txt
diff --git a/japanese/mecab/Makefile b/japanese/mecab/Makefile
index 19896c6fc9a6..dabfda875c39 100644
--- a/japanese/mecab/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/mecab/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ COMMENT=	Yet Another Part-of-Speech and Morphological Analyzer
 
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	libtool:15
 USE_ICONV=	yes
-USE_PERL5_BUILD=	yes
+USE_PERL5_BUILD=	5.8.0+
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ DOCS=		AUTHORS README doc/*.html
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later.  Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/-lpthread/${PTHREAD_LIBS}/g' \
 			 -e 's/-O3/${CFLAGS}/' ${WRKSRC}/${CONFIGURE_SCRIPT}
diff --git a/japanese/mypaedia-fpw/Makefile b/japanese/mypaedia-fpw/Makefile
index 7ca91d3b1fe2..b6c96442a4c7 100644
--- a/japanese/mypaedia-fpw/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/mypaedia-fpw/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	fpwmake:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/freepwing \
 
 IS_INTERACTIVE= YES
 RESTRICTED=	"The original dictionary is not free"
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/mypaedia-fpw${PORTVERSION}
 DICT_PATH?=	/cdrom
 
diff --git a/japanese/otojiro-fpw/Makefile b/japanese/otojiro-fpw/Makefile
index 623244233e55..9360acb7c246 100644
--- a/japanese/otojiro-fpw/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/otojiro-fpw/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/libexec/freepwing/catdump:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/freep
 MANUAL_PACKAGE_BUILD=Needs data from CDROM
 RESTRICTED=	"The original dictionary is not free"
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/otojiro-fpw${PORTVERSION:S/.a/a/}
 DICT_PATH?=	/cdrom
 SRCFILE?=	otojiro.txt
diff --git a/japanese/p5-Date-Japanese-Era/Makefile b/japanese/p5-Date-Japanese-Era/Makefile
index e626930002a8..7f5a2499edd0 100644
--- a/japanese/p5-Date-Japanese-Era/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/p5-Date-Japanese-Era/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Date/Calc.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Date-
 		${SITE_PERL}/Lingua/JA/Numbers.pm:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/p5-Lingua-JA-Numbers
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+	# inherited from p5-Lingua-JA-Numbers
 
 MAN3=		Date::Japanese::Era.3 \
 		Date::Japanese::Era::Table.3 \
@@ -28,8 +28,4 @@ MAN3=		Date::Japanese::Era.3 \
 
 PKGNAMEPREFIX:=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}p5-
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801 # inherited from p5-Lingua-JA-Numbers
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/japanese/p5-Lingua-JA-Numbers/Makefile b/japanese/p5-Lingua-JA-Numbers/Makefile
index 603cdcfa301f..2b420ebe7897 100644
--- a/japanese/p5-Lingua-JA-Numbers/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/p5-Lingua-JA-Numbers/Makefile
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ COMMENT=	Converts numeric values to and from their Japanese string equivalents
 
 MAN3=	Lingua::JA::Numbers.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801 # as set by vendor
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8.1.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/japanese/p5-MeCab/Makefile b/japanese/p5-MeCab/Makefile
index 5e39a6db9665..0364d3c989b2 100644
--- a/japanese/p5-MeCab/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/p5-MeCab/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,10 @@ COMMENT=	MeCab library module for Perl5
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	mecab.1:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/mecab
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.x or later.  Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 PKGNAMEPREFIX:=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}p5-
 
 post-install:
diff --git a/japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile b/japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile
index adae6ea521b8..3f2068b6db76 100644
--- a/japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/p5-Unicode-Japanese/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	../../authors/id/H/HI/HIO
 MAINTAINER=	knu@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A Perl5 module to handle Japanese character encodings
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 MAN1=		ujconv.1
 MAN3=		Unicode::Japanese.3 Unicode::Japanese::JA.3
 
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@ MAN3=		Unicode::Japanese.3 Unicode::Japanese::JA.3
 
 PKGNAMEPREFIX:=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}p5-
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		needs perl 5.8.0 or higher, install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/japanese/p5-WWW-2ch/Makefile b/japanese/p5-WWW-2ch/Makefile
index ff44579b7634..2b78d09be76c 100644
--- a/japanese/p5-WWW-2ch/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/p5-WWW-2ch/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ MAN3=		WWW::2ch.3	\
 	WWW::2ch::Dat.3		\
 	WWW::2ch::Plugin::Jbbs.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 50600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/japanese/srd-fpw/Makefile b/japanese/srd-fpw/Makefile
index 9ef4313fe34f..c6b5f979ec9f 100644
--- a/japanese/srd-fpw/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/srd-fpw/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	fpwmake:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/freepwing \
 
 IS_INTERACTIVE= YES
 RESTRICTED=	"The original dictionary is not free"
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/srd-fpw${PORTVERSION}
 DICT_PATH?=	/cdrom
 
diff --git a/japanese/tiarra/Makefile b/japanese/tiarra/Makefile
index a26b7967dc89..41e0f17e2956 100644
--- a/japanese/tiarra/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/tiarra/Makefile
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ PLIST_SUB=	TIARRA_USER=${TIARRA_USER} \
 TIARRA_USER=	tiarra
 TIARRA_GROUP=	tiarra
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		needs perl 5.6.0 or higher, install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 do-install:
 	@${SH} ${PKGINSTALL} ${PKGNAME} PRE-INSTALL
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/tiarra
@@ -51,4 +45,4 @@ do-install:
 	@${CHMOD} o-rwx ${PREFIX}/tiarra/log
 	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/japanese/waeijiro-fpw/Makefile b/japanese/waeijiro-fpw/Makefile
index ea5d82772928..277f1b5c33f6 100644
--- a/japanese/waeijiro-fpw/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/waeijiro-fpw/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/libexec/freepwing/catdump:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/freep
 MANUAL_PACKAGE_BUILD=Needs data from a CDROM
 RESTRICTED=	"The original dictionary is not free"
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 DICT_PATH?=	/cdrom
 SRCFILE?=	waeiji52.txt
 
diff --git a/japanese/wikicker/Makefile b/japanese/wikicker/Makefile
index fc28887902bd..f9875dce2757 100644
--- a/japanese/wikicker/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/wikicker/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ MASTER_SITES=		http://www.naney.org/comp/distrib/WiKicker/archive/
 MAINTAINER=		ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=		Wiki like system by perl5
 
+USE_PERL5=		yes
+
 # ============================================================================
 # =  You have to appoint GPG to use a function to upload an image.           =
 # =  If it is necessary, it seems to be    WITH_IMAGEUPLOAD=yes		     =
diff --git a/java/jbootstrap/Makefile b/java/jbootstrap/Makefile
index a32c073affda..ce9c42c22739 100644
--- a/java/jbootstrap/Makefile
+++ b/java/jbootstrap/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ COMMENT=	Java bootstrap tools
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/jikes:${PORTSDIR}/java/jikes
 
-USE_PERL5_RUN=	yes
+USE_PERL5_RUN=	5.8.0+
 MAKE_FLAGS+=	BINDIR=${PREFIX}/${PORTNAME}/bin \
 		LIBEXECDIR=${PREFIX}/${PORTNAME}/libexec
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ RESTRICTED=	"Redistribution of pre-compiled binaries is not permitted"
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.8 or above.
-.endif
-
 .if !exists(${DISTDIR}/${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}) && !defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
 IGNORE= Please fetch ${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX} from http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jbootstrap.html and place it in ${DISTDIR}
 .endif
diff --git a/lang/ghc/Makefile b/lang/ghc/Makefile
index aba08019649e..f63f430ffaa2 100644
--- a/lang/ghc/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ghc/Makefile
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ IGNORE=		unsupported at the moment
 IGNORE=		unsupported at the moment
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires newer version of perl
-.endif
-
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	autoconf:259:env
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	gmp.7:${PORTSDIR}/math/libgmp4 \
 		readline.5:${PORTSDIR}/devel/readline
diff --git a/lang/p5-Expect/Makefile b/lang/p5-Expect/Makefile
index 4005e7b0f992..e6c129a95f42 100644
--- a/lang/p5-Expect/Makefile
+++ b/lang/p5-Expect/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,8 @@ COMMENT=	Perl module inspired by the Tcl version of Expect
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-IO-Tty>=1.03:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO-Tty
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Expect.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.8.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/p5-Interpolation/Makefile b/lang/p5-Interpolation/Makefile
index 5a84bda0696c..60d2c7e89038 100644
--- a/lang/p5-Interpolation/Makefile
+++ b/lang/p5-Interpolation/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Interpolation.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/p5-JSAN/Makefile b/lang/p5-JSAN/Makefile
index ca5e6411c18c..73a144295934 100644
--- a/lang/p5-JSAN/Makefile
+++ b/lang/p5-JSAN/Makefile
@@ -37,14 +37,8 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	JSAN::Shell.3 JSAN.3 JSAN::Indexer::Creator.3 JSAN::Indexer.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "40 s,new,new(\'jsan\')," ${WRKSRC}/lib/JSAN.pm
 	${FIND} ${WRKSRC}/lib -name "*.bak" -delete
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/p5-JavaScript-SpiderMonkey/Makefile b/lang/p5-JavaScript-SpiderMonkey/Makefile
index b275bd31bcc5..25d0e9bb88e9 100644
--- a/lang/p5-JavaScript-SpiderMonkey/Makefile
+++ b/lang/p5-JavaScript-SpiderMonkey/Makefile
@@ -28,14 +28,4 @@ post-patch:
 
 MAN3=		JavaScript::SpiderMonkey.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000 #inherited from lang/spidermonkey
-BROKEN=	does not compile on FreeBSD 4.x
-.endif
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/p5-Perl6-Subs/Makefile b/lang/p5-Perl6-Subs/Makefile
index 6eefd15ff1ec..f2940f493256 100644
--- a/lang/p5-Perl6-Subs/Makefile
+++ b/lang/p5-Perl6-Subs/Makefile
@@ -20,14 +20,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Filter/Simple.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Filter-Simp
 		${SITE_PERL}/Parse/RecDescent.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Parse-RecDescent
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.4+
 
 MAN3=	Perl6::Subs.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500804
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.4 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/p5-Quantum-Superpositions/Makefile b/lang/p5-Quantum-Superpositions/Makefile
index d59d803c1709..559abb86733c 100644
--- a/lang/p5-Quantum-Superpositions/Makefile
+++ b/lang/p5-Quantum-Superpositions/Makefile
@@ -22,13 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Quantum::Superpositions.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^our (\$$VERSION)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' \
-		     -e '$$_ = "" if /use warnings/;' \
-		${WRKSRC}/lib/Quantum/Superpositions.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/lang/parrot/Makefile b/lang/parrot/Makefile
index b7f7fbd23e7c..475642f24340 100644
--- a/lang/parrot/Makefile
+++ b/lang/parrot/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	gmp.7:${PORTSDIR}/math/libgmp4 \
 		icudata.36:${PORTSDIR}/devel/icu
 
 USE_GCC=	3.4+
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.0+
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 
 INSTALLS_SHLIB=	yes
@@ -79,8 +79,4 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	JIT="@comment "
 BROKEN=		Does not compile on ia64
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/lang/perl5.10/Makefile b/lang/perl5.10/Makefile
index 725f1b4d0b44..4ec9934273c7 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.10/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.10/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ COMMENT=	Practical Extraction and Report Language
 PERL_VER=	5.8.8
 PERL_ARCH=	mach
 PERL_VERSION=	${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL?=	${LOCALBASE}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ MAKE_ENV+=	${LOCALE_CLEANUP}
 .include "Makefile.man"
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+PLIST_SUB+=	PERL_VERSION=${PERL_VERSION} \
+		PERL_VER=${PERL_VER} \
+		PERL_ARCH=${PERL_ARCH} \
+		SITE_PERL=${SITE_PERL:S|^${LOCALBASE}/||}
+
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUGGING)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	-Doptimize="-g" -DDEBUGGING
 STRIP=
diff --git a/lang/perl5.12/Makefile b/lang/perl5.12/Makefile
index 725f1b4d0b44..4ec9934273c7 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.12/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.12/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ COMMENT=	Practical Extraction and Report Language
 PERL_VER=	5.8.8
 PERL_ARCH=	mach
 PERL_VERSION=	${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL?=	${LOCALBASE}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ MAKE_ENV+=	${LOCALE_CLEANUP}
 .include "Makefile.man"
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+PLIST_SUB+=	PERL_VERSION=${PERL_VERSION} \
+		PERL_VER=${PERL_VER} \
+		PERL_ARCH=${PERL_ARCH} \
+		SITE_PERL=${SITE_PERL:S|^${LOCALBASE}/||}
+
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUGGING)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	-Doptimize="-g" -DDEBUGGING
 STRIP=
diff --git a/lang/perl5.14/Makefile b/lang/perl5.14/Makefile
index 725f1b4d0b44..4ec9934273c7 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.14/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.14/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ COMMENT=	Practical Extraction and Report Language
 PERL_VER=	5.8.8
 PERL_ARCH=	mach
 PERL_VERSION=	${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL?=	${LOCALBASE}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ MAKE_ENV+=	${LOCALE_CLEANUP}
 .include "Makefile.man"
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+PLIST_SUB+=	PERL_VERSION=${PERL_VERSION} \
+		PERL_VER=${PERL_VER} \
+		PERL_ARCH=${PERL_ARCH} \
+		SITE_PERL=${SITE_PERL:S|^${LOCALBASE}/||}
+
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUGGING)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	-Doptimize="-g" -DDEBUGGING
 STRIP=
diff --git a/lang/perl5.16/Makefile b/lang/perl5.16/Makefile
index 725f1b4d0b44..4ec9934273c7 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.16/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.16/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ COMMENT=	Practical Extraction and Report Language
 PERL_VER=	5.8.8
 PERL_ARCH=	mach
 PERL_VERSION=	${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL?=	${LOCALBASE}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ MAKE_ENV+=	${LOCALE_CLEANUP}
 .include "Makefile.man"
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+PLIST_SUB+=	PERL_VERSION=${PERL_VERSION} \
+		PERL_VER=${PERL_VER} \
+		PERL_ARCH=${PERL_ARCH} \
+		SITE_PERL=${SITE_PERL:S|^${LOCALBASE}/||}
+
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUGGING)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	-Doptimize="-g" -DDEBUGGING
 STRIP=
diff --git a/lang/perl5.6/Makefile b/lang/perl5.6/Makefile
index 8e48d5aec941..1c9a50d93d6e 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.6/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.6/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ COMMENT=	Practical Extraction and Report Language
 PERL_VER=	5.6.2
 PERL_ARCH=	mach
 PERL_VERSION=	${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL?=	${LOCALBASE}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=Configure
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ MAKE_ENV+=	${LOCALE_CLEANUP}
 .include "Makefile.man"
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+PLIST_SUB+=	PERL_VERSION=${PERL_VERSION} \
+		PERL_VER=${PERL_VER} \
+		PERL_ARCH=${PERL_ARCH} \
+		SITE_PERL=${SITE_PERL:S|^${LOCALBASE}/||}
+
 .if defined(ENABLE_SUIDPERL)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	-Dd_dosuid=define
 PLIST_SUB+=		ENABLE_SUIDPERL=""
diff --git a/lang/perl5.8/Makefile b/lang/perl5.8/Makefile
index 725f1b4d0b44..4ec9934273c7 100644
--- a/lang/perl5.8/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5.8/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ COMMENT=	Practical Extraction and Report Language
 PERL_VER=	5.8.8
 PERL_ARCH=	mach
 PERL_VERSION=	${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL?=	${LOCALBASE}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ MAKE_ENV+=	${LOCALE_CLEANUP}
 .include "Makefile.man"
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+PLIST_SUB+=	PERL_VERSION=${PERL_VERSION} \
+		PERL_VER=${PERL_VER} \
+		PERL_ARCH=${PERL_ARCH} \
+		SITE_PERL=${SITE_PERL:S|^${LOCALBASE}/||}
+
 .if defined(WITH_DEBUGGING)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	-Doptimize="-g" -DDEBUGGING
 STRIP=
diff --git a/lang/perl5/Makefile b/lang/perl5/Makefile
index 8e48d5aec941..1c9a50d93d6e 100644
--- a/lang/perl5/Makefile
+++ b/lang/perl5/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ COMMENT=	Practical Extraction and Report Language
 PERL_VER=	5.6.2
 PERL_ARCH=	mach
 PERL_VERSION=	${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL_REL?=	lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}
+SITE_PERL?=	${LOCALBASE}/${SITE_PERL_REL}
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=Configure
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ MAKE_ENV+=	${LOCALE_CLEANUP}
 .include "Makefile.man"
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+PLIST_SUB+=	PERL_VERSION=${PERL_VERSION} \
+		PERL_VER=${PERL_VER} \
+		PERL_ARCH=${PERL_ARCH} \
+		SITE_PERL=${SITE_PERL:S|^${LOCALBASE}/||}
+
 .if defined(ENABLE_SUIDPERL)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	-Dd_dosuid=define
 PLIST_SUB+=		ENABLE_SUIDPERL=""
diff --git a/lang/pike76/Makefile b/lang/pike76/Makefile
index 4a9180df980a..8b2c95350e20 100644
--- a/lang/pike76/Makefile
+++ b/lang/pike76/Makefile
@@ -94,13 +94,9 @@ BROKEN=	Does not compile
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	gmp.7:${PORTSDIR}/math/libgmp4
 .endif
 
-# Allow building Embeded perl when >= 5.6
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} > 500600
+# Allow building Embedded Perl
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-perl
 USE_PERL5=	YES
-.else
-CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--without-perl
-.endif
 
 .if defined(WITHOUT_RELOCATABLE_DUMPED_MODULES)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--without-relocatable-dumped-modules
diff --git a/mail/cyrus-imapd2/Makefile b/mail/cyrus-imapd2/Makefile
index 5c122f0da205..0893e6075b1a 100644
--- a/mail/cyrus-imapd2/Makefile
+++ b/mail/cyrus-imapd2/Makefile
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ post-patch:
 				  -e "s|%%CYRUS_USER%%|${CYRUS_USER}|g" \
 				  -e "s|%%CYRUS_GROUP%%|${CYRUS_GROUP}|g" \
 			${WRKSRC}/tools/mkimap
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-		@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|exec perl -x|exec perl -I${SITE_PERL} -x|" \
-			${WRKSRC}/perl/sieve/scripts/sieveshell.pl
-.endif
 
 post-install:
 .for f in ${CYRUS_MAN3}
diff --git a/mail/cyrus-imapd22/Makefile b/mail/cyrus-imapd22/Makefile
index fabbc1dfd23f..3e491085073b 100644
--- a/mail/cyrus-imapd22/Makefile
+++ b/mail/cyrus-imapd22/Makefile
@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@ post-patch:
 		@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|/etc/|${PREFIX}/etc/|g" \
 				  -e "s|/usr/sieve|/var/imap/sieve|g" \
 			${WRKSRC}/tools/masssievec
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-		@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|exec perl -x|exec perl -I${SITE_PERL} -x|" \
-			${WRKSRC}/perl/sieve/scripts/sieveshell.pl
-.endif
 .if defined(WITH_DRAC)
 		@${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/autom4te.cache
 .endif
diff --git a/mail/cyrus-imapd23/Makefile b/mail/cyrus-imapd23/Makefile
index b7f3c3fa4a21..6798da5ca7e6 100644
--- a/mail/cyrus-imapd23/Makefile
+++ b/mail/cyrus-imapd23/Makefile
@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@ post-patch:
 		@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|/etc/|${PREFIX}/etc/|g" \
 				  -e "s|/usr/sieve|/var/imap/sieve|g" \
 			${WRKSRC}/tools/masssievec
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-		@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|exec perl -x|exec perl -I${SITE_PERL} -x|" \
-			${WRKSRC}/perl/sieve/scripts/sieveshell.pl
-.endif
 .if defined(WITH_DRAC)
 		@${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/autom4te.cache
 .endif
diff --git a/mail/cyrus-imapd24/Makefile b/mail/cyrus-imapd24/Makefile
index b7f3c3fa4a21..6798da5ca7e6 100644
--- a/mail/cyrus-imapd24/Makefile
+++ b/mail/cyrus-imapd24/Makefile
@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@ post-patch:
 		@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|/etc/|${PREFIX}/etc/|g" \
 				  -e "s|/usr/sieve|/var/imap/sieve|g" \
 			${WRKSRC}/tools/masssievec
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-		@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|exec perl -x|exec perl -I${SITE_PERL} -x|" \
-			${WRKSRC}/perl/sieve/scripts/sieveshell.pl
-.endif
 .if defined(WITH_DRAC)
 		@${RM} -rf ${WRKSRC}/autom4te.cache
 .endif
diff --git a/mail/delatt/Makefile b/mail/delatt/Makefile
index 03885fc0a2c2..2c4815b0941d 100644
--- a/mail/delatt/Makefile
+++ b/mail/delatt/Makefile
@@ -17,17 +17,11 @@ COMMENT=	Strip attachments from email
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/MIME/Base64.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-MIME-Base64
 
-USE_PERL5_RUN=	yes
+USE_PERL5_RUN=	5.8.6+
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/delatt
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500806
-IGNORE=		needs Perl 5.8.6 or above (lang/perl5.8)
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|^#!/usr/bin/perl|#!${PERL}|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}
@@ -35,4 +29,4 @@ post-patch:
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${PREFIX}/bin
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/dkfilter/Makefile b/mail/dkfilter/Makefile
index 5f03099502cc..6ed38749a7d1 100644
--- a/mail/dkfilter/Makefile
+++ b/mail/dkfilter/Makefile
@@ -35,13 +35,7 @@ SUB_LIST=	USER=${DKFILTER_USERNAME} \
 		GROUP=${DKFILTER_GROUPNAME} \
 		GID=${DKFILTER_GROUPID}
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	require Perl 5.8 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 pre-install:
 	${SH} ${PKGINSTALL} ${PREFIX} PRE-INSTALL
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/fetchyahoo/Makefile b/mail/fetchyahoo/Makefile
index 375ded7c6a9f..238b65862bcc 100644
--- a/mail/fetchyahoo/Makefile
+++ b/mail/fetchyahoo/Makefile
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/Cmd.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net
 .endif
diff --git a/mail/gotmail/Makefile b/mail/gotmail/Makefile
index b247e4bed79c..d0eecf990808 100644
--- a/mail/gotmail/Makefile
+++ b/mail/gotmail/Makefile
@@ -34,10 +34,4 @@ post-install:
 .endfor # i in ChangeLog README sample.gotmailrc
 .endif # !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/lightning/Makefile b/mail/lightning/Makefile
index ce9d5da99bf2..51b20cb0dcf6 100644
--- a/mail/lightning/Makefile
+++ b/mail/lightning/Makefile
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ GECKO_PTHREAD_LIBS!=${CC} -dumpspecs | ${GREP} -m 1 pthread | ${SED} -e 's|^.*%{
 IGNORE=	does not build
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-EXTRA_PATCHES+=	${FILESDIR}/extra-patch-config_make-jars.pl
-.endif
-
 pre-everything::
 	@if [ -n "`${PKG_INFO} -xI '^thunderbird-[0-9].[0-9]*'`" ]; then \
 		${ECHO_CMD} "${PKGNAME}: thunderbird conflicts with ${PORTNAME}, if you wish to not"; \
diff --git a/mail/maildirsync/Makefile b/mail/maildirsync/Makefile
index 6c3c72274c43..0f204cfe2cd0 100644
--- a/mail/maildirsync/Makefile
+++ b/mail/maildirsync/Makefile
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ USE_PERL5=	yes
 
 MAN1=		maildirsync.1
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or higher
-.endif
-
 do-build:
 	${PERL} -pi -e 's!/usr/bin/perl!${PERL}!' ${WRKSRC}/maildirsync.pl
 	pod2man ${WRKSRC}/maildirsync.pod > ${WRKSRC}/maildirsync.1
@@ -38,4 +32,4 @@ do-install:
 .endfor
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/contrib/mailbalance-0.2.0/* ${EXAMPLESDIR}/mailbalance
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/mailscanner-devel/Makefile b/mail/mailscanner-devel/Makefile
index bc396f13c54d..314fd36684f1 100644
--- a/mail/mailscanner-devel/Makefile
+++ b/mail/mailscanner-devel/Makefile
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ MLINKS=		MailScanner.8 mailscanner.8
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		dependency requires newer Perl
-.endif
-
 .if defined(WITH_SPAMASSASSIN)
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	spamassassin:${PORTSDIR}/mail/p5-Mail-SpamAssassin
 PLIST_SUB+=	SPAMASSASSIN=""
diff --git a/mail/mailscanner/Makefile b/mail/mailscanner/Makefile
index 4425f222c113..94d5638818bd 100644
--- a/mail/mailscanner/Makefile
+++ b/mail/mailscanner/Makefile
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ MLINKS=		MailScanner.8 mailscanner.8
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		dependency requires newer Perl
-.endif
-
 .if defined(WITH_SPAMASSASSIN)
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	spamassassin:${PORTSDIR}/mail/p5-Mail-SpamAssassin
 PLIST_SUB+=	SPAMASSASSIN=""
diff --git a/mail/mimedefang/Makefile b/mail/mimedefang/Makefile
index 31eba87d7124..9ed0bec2f096 100644
--- a/mail/mimedefang/Makefile
+++ b/mail/mimedefang/Makefile
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-milterinc=${LOCALBASE}/include
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-milterlib=${LOCALBASE}/lib
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 pre-install:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/LOCAL_STATE_DIR/s,/var/lib,/var/db,' ${WRKSRC}/mimedefang.pl
 
diff --git a/mail/p5-Email-Find/Makefile b/mail/p5-Email-Find/Makefile
index 41a164a9dd4d..5c920e3e67e2 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Email-Find/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Email-Find/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Email::Find.3 Email::Find::addrspec.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Attachment-Stripper/Makefile b/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Attachment-Stripper/Makefile
index 9df9a9adc9d0..0a69984bbfc8 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Attachment-Stripper/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Attachment-Stripper/Makefile
@@ -24,9 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Email::MIME::Attachment::Stripper.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-# inherited from mail/p5-Email-MIME
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Creator/Makefile b/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Creator/Makefile
index 1ba1815b3041..53dc0a3673c6 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Creator/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Creator/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Email::MIME::Creator.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from p5-MIME-Tools-5.420,2
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Email-Reply/Makefile b/mail/p5-Email-Reply/Makefile
index efc04b2e2e01..0435e1985fe0 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Email-Reply/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Email-Reply/Makefile
@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Email-Abstract>=2.01:${PORTSDIR}/mail/p5-Email-Abstract \
 		p5-Email-MIME-Creator>=1.41:${PORTSDIR}/mail/p5-Email-MIME-Creator \
 		p5-Email-Simple-Creator>=1.4:${PORTSDIR}/mail/p5-Email-Simple-Creator
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=	Email::Reply.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Email-Send/Makefile b/mail/p5-Email-Send/Makefile
index 2c198d257e3a..7cba614d9a71 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Email-Send/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Email-Send/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Class-Accessor>=0.19:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Accessor \
 		p5-Net>0:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+
 
 MAN3=	Email::Send.3 \
 	Email::Send::IO.3 \
@@ -34,10 +34,4 @@ MAN3=	Email::Send.3 \
 	Email::Send::Sendmail.3 \
 	Email::Send::Test.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Email-Valid/Makefile b/mail/p5-Email-Valid/Makefile
index a736e3fdf986..dc735c70aef3 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Email-Valid/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Email-Valid/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Email::Valid.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-GMail-IMAPD/Makefile b/mail/p5-GMail-IMAPD/Makefile
index 7c68e525cf83..fcae6204e1ba 100644
--- a/mail/p5-GMail-IMAPD/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-GMail-IMAPD/Makefile
@@ -22,11 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		GMail::IMAPD.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-post-patch:
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/\r//g;s/^our/my/g' ${WRKSRC}/lib/GMail/IMAPD.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-IMAP-Sieve/Makefile b/mail/p5-IMAP-Sieve/Makefile
index 415d0dd5d41d..4b9c771c1142 100644
--- a/mail/p5-IMAP-Sieve/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-IMAP-Sieve/Makefile
@@ -32,10 +32,4 @@ post-extract:
 			${EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS} -C ${WRKDIR}
 	@${RM} ${WRKSRC}/testssl.pl
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500600
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/IO.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-IO
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-LMAP-CID2SPF/Makefile b/mail/p5-LMAP-CID2SPF/Makefile
index a3e81aad1fed..6553dfae9abd 100644
--- a/mail/p5-LMAP-CID2SPF/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-LMAP-CID2SPF/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ COMMENT=	Module to convert between Microsoft's Caller-ID and SPF		#'
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/XML/Parser.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-XML-Parser
 
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_SCRIPT=Makefile.PL
 
@@ -29,10 +28,4 @@ do-install:
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_SCRIPT} cid2spf ${PREFIX}/bin
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} CID2SPF.pm ${SITE_PERL}/LMAP
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-MIME-Fast/Makefile b/mail/p5-MIME-Fast/Makefile
index 209e94d6e469..d3a063e7f99f 100644
--- a/mail/p5-MIME-Fast/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-MIME-Fast/Makefile
@@ -20,15 +20,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scal
 LIB_DEPENDS=	gmime-2.0.4:${PORTSDIR}/mail/gmime2
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	PREFIX="${PREFIX}" CCFLAGS="${CCFLAGS} ${PTHREAD_CFLAGS}"
 
 MAN3=		MIME::Fast.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	Perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-Audit-Attach/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-Audit-Attach/Makefile
index aabd0c00c8c4..f56f9228367d 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-Audit-Attach/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-Audit-Attach/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ MAN3=	Mail::Audit::Attach.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-CheckUser/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-CheckUser/Makefile
index fc3ecffa9e70..027260656a91 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-CheckUser/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-CheckUser/Makefile
@@ -19,15 +19,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=  ${SITE_PERL}/Net/SMTP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Net/DNS.pm:${PORTSDIR}/dns/p5-Net-DNS
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=		cufilter.1
 MAN3=           Mail::CheckUser.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=         This port requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-ClamAV/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-ClamAV/Makefile
index 9725295b19b3..39b556167b9b 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-ClamAV/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-ClamAV/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=		Mail::ClamAV.3
 post-install:
 	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-DeliveryStatus-BounceParser/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-DeliveryStatus-BounceParser/Makefile
index db3d240fbc8b..4a6e42446727 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-DeliveryStatus-BounceParser/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-DeliveryStatus-BounceParser/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Mail::DeliveryStatus::BounceParser.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from mail/p5-MIME-Tools
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-DomainKeys/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-DomainKeys/Makefile
index 95f3cfc3458a..855fdc72efd0 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-DomainKeys/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-DomainKeys/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ MAN3=		Mail::DomainKeys.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/MIME/Base64.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-MIME-Base64
 .endif
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-Ezmlm/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-Ezmlm/Makefile
index 86d61f76f990..8f6311c758d3 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-Ezmlm/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-Ezmlm/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${EZMLM_DIR}/bin/ezmlm-idx:${PORTSDIR}/mail/ezmlm-idx
 
 EZMLM_DIR?=	${LOCALBASE}
 
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 .if defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING)
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-Graph/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-Graph/Makefile
index be0bba2abd82..67cf15909391 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-Graph/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-Graph/Makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,4 @@ post-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${EXAMPLEOUTPUT} ${EXAMPLESDIR}/output && \
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${EXAMPLEARCHIVE} ${EXAMPLESDIR}/archive
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-IMAPTalk/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-IMAPTalk/Makefile
index 303b03ce678c..5d927f2f8dd8 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-IMAPTalk/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-IMAPTalk/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Mail::IMAPTalk.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.0.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-Mbox-MessageParser/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-Mbox-MessageParser/Makefile
index 3469032f5e99..210d0b1fa75c 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-Mbox-MessageParser/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-Mbox-MessageParser/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=		Mail::Mbox::MessageParser.3 \
 		Mail::Mbox::MessageParser::Perl.3 \
 		Mail::Mbox::MessageParser::MetaInfo.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-MboxParser/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-MboxParser/Makefile
index 317f552dcfcf..9c952166ea46 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-MboxParser/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-MboxParser/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ MAN3=		Mail::MboxParser.3 Mail::MboxParser::Base.3 \
 		Mail::MboxParser::Mail::Body.3 \
 		Mail::MboxParser::Mail::Convertable.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-OpenRelay-Simple/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-OpenRelay-Simple/Makefile
index d1a0a7799cb3..3d8eb9b7ff1f 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-OpenRelay-Simple/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-OpenRelay-Simple/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Class-Accessor>=0.25:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Class-Accessor \
 		p5-Net-Telnet>=3.03:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net-Telnet
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	Mail::OpenRelay::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-POP3Client/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-POP3Client/Makefile
index f86b7ab14e8c..b5860a285bda 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-POP3Client/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-POP3Client/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN3=		Mail::POP3Client.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This module requires perl version 5.6.1 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-SPF-Query/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-SPF-Query/Makefile
index cc00f2d5f61f..de23b9271a4a 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-SPF-Query/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-SPF-Query/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN1=		spfd.1 spfquery.1
 MAN3=		Mail::SPF::Query.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-Sender/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-Sender/Makefile
index 3e86b273b668..564681296901 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-Sender/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-Sender/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ MAN3=		Mail::Sender.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/MIME/Base64.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-MIME-Base64
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
diff --git a/mail/p5-Mail-Webmail-Gmail/Makefile b/mail/p5-Mail-Webmail-Gmail/Makefile
index eddcd498e67c..b0d29d1ad683 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Mail-Webmail-Gmail/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Mail-Webmail-Gmail/Makefile
@@ -23,11 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Mail::Webmail::Gmail.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-post-patch:
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/\r//g;s/^our/my/g' ${WRKSRC}/lib/Mail/Webmail/Gmail.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Net-SMTP-TLS/Makefile b/mail/p5-Net-SMTP-TLS/Makefile
index daacc22c05a6..02d8b7b4cb5f 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Net-SMTP-TLS/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Net-SMTP-TLS/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::SMTP::TLS.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-POE-Component-Client-SMTP/Makefile b/mail/p5-POE-Component-Client-SMTP/Makefile
index 61fae68b3136..dc9fe4bf1b7c 100644
--- a/mail/p5-POE-Component-Client-SMTP/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-POE-Component-Client-SMTP/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	SMTP client POE component
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/POE.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-POE
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
+PERL_MODBUILD=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		POE::Component::Client::SMTP.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	perl 5.8 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-Sendmail-AccessDB/Makefile b/mail/p5-Sendmail-AccessDB/Makefile
index 447e26e1a9e1..fd4a7a79d29e 100644
--- a/mail/p5-Sendmail-AccessDB/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-Sendmail-AccessDB/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ COMMENT=	Perl5 interface to the Sendmail access.db list
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/mach/BerkeleyDB.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-BerkeleyDB
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.6+
 
 MAN3=		Sendmail::AccessDB.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500806
-IGNORE=		needs Perl 5.8.6 or above (lang/perl5.8)
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-WWW-GMail/Makefile b/mail/p5-WWW-GMail/Makefile
index 8a53b26760a7..ef1be894091e 100644
--- a/mail/p5-WWW-GMail/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-WWW-GMail/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		WWW::GMail.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/p5-WWW-Hotmail/Makefile b/mail/p5-WWW-Hotmail/Makefile
index e2f6a9d709c6..3b92681bb6df 100644
--- a/mail/p5-WWW-Hotmail/Makefile
+++ b/mail/p5-WWW-Hotmail/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		WWW::Hotmail.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/pronto/Makefile b/mail/pronto/Makefile
index 52ca5d5e5a1e..12c205fadfaa 100644
--- a/mail/pronto/Makefile
+++ b/mail/pronto/Makefile
@@ -35,10 +35,4 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Mysql.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-Mysq
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5.8 or lang/perl5 and try again.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/qmhandle/Makefile b/mail/qmhandle/Makefile
index 47b0e17ff25c..10d28f13cbfd 100644
--- a/mail/qmhandle/Makefile
+++ b/mail/qmhandle/Makefile
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ USE_BZIP2=	yes
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/qmHandle
 PORTDOCS=	HISTORY README
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e 's,^#!/usr/bin/perl,#!${PERL},; \
 		s,%%LOCALBASE%%,${LOCALBASE},g' ${WRKSRC}/qmHandle
@@ -41,4 +35,4 @@ do-install:
 .endfor
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/spampd/Makefile b/mail/spampd/Makefile
index cb49cfe4c8a3..aeed1659ea63 100644
--- a/mail/spampd/Makefile
+++ b/mail/spampd/Makefile
@@ -24,11 +24,4 @@ USE_RC_SUBR=	spampd
 do-install:
 	@${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/spampd ${PREFIX}/sbin
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-# spampd -> p5-Mail-SpamAssassin
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		needs perl 5.6.1 or higher, install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/mail/sympa5/Makefile b/mail/sympa5/Makefile
index e3e298ee129b..b9be45db2a3e 100644
--- a/mail/sympa5/Makefile
+++ b/mail/sympa5/Makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	NLS=""
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500806
-IGNORE=		needs Perl 5.8.6 or above (lang/perl5.8)
-.endif
-
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_FASTCGI)
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${LOCALBASE}/${APACHEMODDIR}/mod_fastcgi.so:${PORTSDIR}/www/mod_fastcgi
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/FCGI.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-FastCGI
@@ -71,7 +67,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/DBD/mysql.pm:${PORTSDIR}/databases/p5-
 .endif
 
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.6+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--prefix=${PREFIX} \
 		--with-confdir=${PREFIX}/etc/sympa \
 		--with-initdir=${PREFIX}/etc/rc.d \
diff --git a/math/PDL/Makefile b/math/PDL/Makefile
index b400740f679f..10e38bb31d66 100644
--- a/math/PDL/Makefile
+++ b/math/PDL/Makefile
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ pre-extract:
 BROKEN=	test script t/flexraw.t fails all 26 tests
 .endif
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif # ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-
 post-patch:
 	@${GREP} -lR "/usr/local/bin/perl" ${WRKSRC} | ${XARGS} \
 		${PERL} -pi -e "s!/usr/local/bin/perl!${PERL}!"
diff --git a/math/p5-AI-DecisionTree/Makefile b/math/p5-AI-DecisionTree/Makefile
index 05c1976839d5..83fdaa958e78 100644
--- a/math/p5-AI-DecisionTree/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-AI-DecisionTree/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAN3=		AI::DecisionTree.3 \
 		AI::DecisionTree::Instance.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Algorithm-Combinatorics/Makefile b/math/p5-Algorithm-Combinatorics/Makefile
index cd939f65053d..a81e8657f038 100644
--- a/math/p5-Algorithm-Combinatorics/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Algorithm-Combinatorics/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=		Algorithm::Combinatorics.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Algorithm-CurveFit/Makefile b/math/p5-Algorithm-CurveFit/Makefile
index f13c99c261d1..f02443df2c46 100644
--- a/math/p5-Algorithm-CurveFit/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Algorithm-CurveFit/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Algorithm::CurveFit.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600	# inherited from math/p5-Math-Symbolic
-IGNORE=		requires 5.6.0 or newer. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Bit-Vector-Minimal/Makefile b/math/p5-Bit-Vector-Minimal/Makefile
index 4f0ef495ae3c..5ea74a043e27 100644
--- a/math/p5-Bit-Vector-Minimal/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Bit-Vector-Minimal/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Bit::Vector::Minimal.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	This port requires perl 5.6 or above.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-CAD-Calc/Makefile b/math/p5-CAD-Calc/Makefile
index 08244a7c7d6a..7f8ee0baeb76 100644
--- a/math/p5-CAD-Calc/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-CAD-Calc/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ MAN3=	CAD::Calc.3
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from math/p5-Math-Vec
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Data-Float/Makefile b/math/p5-Data-Float/Makefile
index f62a123f7eb4..6ce5eae72c0b 100644
--- a/math/p5-Data-Float/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Data-Float/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Data::Float.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-GIS-Distance/Makefile b/math/p5-GIS-Distance/Makefile
index 1813c1f70ab9..6c7ad13a5a92 100644
--- a/math/p5-GIS-Distance/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-GIS-Distance/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ MAN3=		GIS::Distance.3 GIS::Distance::Cosine.3 \
 		GIS::Distance::Haversine.3 GIS::Distance::MathTrig.3 \
 		GIS::Distance::Polar.3 GIS::Distance::Vincenty.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601	# Inherited from devel/p5-Class-Measure
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.1 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Geo-Distance/Makefile b/math/p5-Geo-Distance/Makefile
index 0cc907dcd13a..da087022962e 100644
--- a/math/p5-Geo-Distance/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Geo-Distance/Makefile
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@ COMMENT=	Calculate Distances and Closest Locations
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-# Module from CPAN written for 5.6 or later
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 MAN3=		Geo::Distance.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Graph/Makefile b/math/p5-Graph/Makefile
index 5be6d9b862e0..1609be52d97d 100644
--- a/math/p5-Graph/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Graph/Makefile
@@ -37,10 +37,4 @@ MAN3=		Graph.3 \
 		Graph::Undirected.3 \
 		Graph::UnionFind.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Algebra-Symbols/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Algebra-Symbols/Makefile
index 800df81c63bd..1c988b4b2f38 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Algebra-Symbols/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Algebra-Symbols/Makefile
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ MAN3=	Math::Algebra::Symbols.3 \
 	Math::Algebra::Symbols::Symbols.3 \
 	Math::Algebra::Symbols::Term.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	currently requires Perl 5.8.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Base85/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Base85/Makefile
index 2c098814f8db..3fe84b92698d 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Base85/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Base85/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Math::Base85.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-post-patch:
-	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/use Math::Big/#$$&/;' \
-		     -e 's|^use constant\s*(.*?)\s*=>.s*(.*)$$|sub $$1 { $$2 }|' ${WRKSRC}/Base85.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Bezier-Convert/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Bezier-Convert/Makefile
index 0ed20fc62d63..b05951095742 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Bezier-Convert/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Bezier-Convert/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ post-patch:
 post-configure:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/^(POD2MAN_EXE.*)$$/\1 --lax/;' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Calc-Units/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Calc-Units/Makefile
index 0e9928bb5203..be4a8fc58eac 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Calc-Units/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Calc-Units/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Math::Calc::Units.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
-post-patch:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/ our / my /' ${WRKSRC}/Units/Convert/Base.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Cephes/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Cephes/Makefile
index ef88d594a5c8..24c3bd5a7cf4 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Cephes/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Cephes/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Cephes.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.0.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Combinatorics/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Combinatorics/Makefile
index 025183fd5106..5567fe019894 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Combinatorics/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Combinatorics/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=		Math::Combinatorics.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6 or greater.  Please install lang/perl58 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-ConvexHull/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-ConvexHull/Makefile
index 91d87f1365d6..9cfce69920ed 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-ConvexHull/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-ConvexHull/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Math::ConvexHull.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar-GPC/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar-GPC/Makefile
index 5f0ad77c0698..6e13b11080c8 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar-GPC/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar-GPC/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Geometry::Planar::GPC.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-#.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-#IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-#.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar-Offset/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar-Offset/Makefile
index b269e70b3c79..ee8f8cf55134 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar-Offset/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar-Offset/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Geometry::Planar::Offset.3
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar/Makefile
index db11b38e03ed..ff0fabe556a3 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Geometry-Planar/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Geometry::Planar.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Intersection-StraightLine/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Intersection-StraightLine/Makefile
index 777872960732..ea9155b2c22b 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Intersection-StraightLine/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Intersection-StraightLine/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Intersection::StraightLine.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.6
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Random-MT-Auto/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Random-MT-Auto/Makefile
index dbaba38ca4f2..6a33f9c2e826 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Random-MT-Auto/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Random-MT-Auto/Makefile
@@ -18,16 +18,12 @@ COMMENT=	Auto-seeded Mersenne Twister PRNGs
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Object/InsideOut.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Object-InsideOut \
 		p5-Exception-Class>=1.22:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Exception-Class
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	# Inherited from p5-Object-InsideOut
 
 MAN3=		Math::Random::MT::Auto.3 Math::Random::MT::Auto::Range.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from p5-Object-InsideOut
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500808
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	p5-Scalar-List-Utils>=1.18:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 .endif
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Random-OO/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Random-OO/Makefile
index 0cee135121ba..919330d886d5 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Random-OO/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Random-OO/Makefile
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Random::OO.3 \
 	Math::Random::OO::Uniform.3 \
 	Math::Random::OO::UniformInt.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6 or later. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-RandomOrg/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-RandomOrg/Makefile
index 9c1330168a01..cf3f8db4aec5 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-RandomOrg/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-RandomOrg/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::RandomOrg.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Round-Var/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Round-Var/Makefile
index 01d67703f7cf..e7daca3b874f 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Round-Var/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Round-Var/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Round::Var.3
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Sequence/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Sequence/Makefile
index ea71f5028d67..c1becbf1ab57 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Sequence/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Sequence/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Sequence.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-CCompiler/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-CCompiler/Makefile
index d85671fcb804..cc0e85ada142 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-CCompiler/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-CCompiler/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Symbolic::Custom::CCompiler.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Contains/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Contains/Makefile
index 842d281f130b..9dada5db6d9c 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Contains/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Contains/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Symbolic::Custom::Contains.3
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-ErrorPropagation/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-ErrorPropagation/Makefile
index 28f8a0bf206f..7161c1f7df9e 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-ErrorPropagation/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-ErrorPropagation/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Symbolic::Custom::ErrorPropagation.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-LaTeXDumper/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-LaTeXDumper/Makefile
index 7a4677519b61..575bd1db82a0 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-LaTeXDumper/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-LaTeXDumper/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Symbolic::Custom::LaTeXDumper.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Pattern/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Pattern/Makefile
index e67ac236172d..d4eba0bd0100 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Pattern/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Pattern/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Symbolic::Custom::Pattern.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Simplification/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Simplification/Makefile
index 5b7bfdeb5b01..a0764f03161c 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Simplification/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Simplification/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Symbolic::Custom::Simplification.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Transformation/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Transformation/Makefile
index e00daba33a20..962e42489a5b 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Transformation/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic-Custom-Transformation/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Symbolic::Custom::Transformation.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic/Makefile
index ba28e4e6cdf9..2d723fe18c8e 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Symbolic/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Symbolic/Makefile
@@ -43,10 +43,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::Symbolic.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-BigNum/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-BigNum/Makefile
index 35e6c746427a..fc6707dcf32c 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-BigNum/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-BigNum/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::SymbolicX::BigNum.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Complex/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Complex/Makefile
index a700087981a1..ae37f2a27aa4 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Complex/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Complex/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::SymbolicX::Complex.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Error/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Error/Makefile
index c33a82b26545..c593d146ba40 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Error/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Error/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::SymbolicX::Error.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Inline/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Inline/Makefile
index 9b6086ca33f6..4e3b86533500 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Inline/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Inline/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::SymbolicX::Inline.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-NoSimplification/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-NoSimplification/Makefile
index b48902e8ad45..b1dae024a5c1 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-NoSimplification/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-NoSimplification/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::SymbolicX::NoSimplification.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-ParserExtensionFactory/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-ParserExtensionFactory/Makefile
index 19257a79ea14..56a1e14f1447 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-ParserExtensionFactory/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-ParserExtensionFactory/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::SymbolicX::ParserExtensionFactory.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Statistics-Distributions/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Statistics-Distributions/Makefile
index a369e22f1599..266dfc313029 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Statistics-Distributions/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-SymbolicX-Statistics-Distributions/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ MAN3=	Math::SymbolicX::Statistics::Distributions.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Math-Vec/Makefile b/math/p5-Math-Vec/Makefile
index cff09ef45129..864a8c0bd2e6 100644
--- a/math/p5-Math-Vec/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Math-Vec/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 MAN3=		Math::Vec.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Number-WithError-LaTeX/Makefile b/math/p5-Number-WithError-LaTeX/Makefile
index ed37863c5915..85fd4e418d81 100644
--- a/math/p5-Number-WithError-LaTeX/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Number-WithError-LaTeX/Makefile
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 MAN3=	Number::WithError::LaTeX.3
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.8 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Number-WithError/Makefile b/math/p5-Number-WithError/Makefile
index bc3c19b29d13..e0ba9b9fe33b 100644
--- a/math/p5-Number-WithError/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Number-WithError/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ MAN3=	Number::WithError.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Set-Partition/Makefile b/math/p5-Set-Partition/Makefile
index e5bcbb662fc0..20103cdb3db5 100644
--- a/math/p5-Set-Partition/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Set-Partition/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Set::Partition.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Statistics-Contingency/Makefile b/math/p5-Statistics-Contingency/Makefile
index ed2f74cbe0f2..826b3c901e73 100644
--- a/math/p5-Statistics-Contingency/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Statistics-Contingency/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Statistics::Contingency.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		This port will require perl 5.6.x or later in the future. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Statistics-Descriptive-Discrete/Makefile b/math/p5-Statistics-Descriptive-Discrete/Makefile
index 6456d9e0d313..8ef2d0101e39 100644
--- a/math/p5-Statistics-Descriptive-Discrete/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Statistics-Descriptive-Discrete/Makefile
@@ -19,16 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Statistics::Descriptive::Discrete.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-#IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-#post-patch:
-#	@${PERL} -pi -e 's/our ([^ ]+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/g;' \
-#		     -e '$$_ = "" if /use warnings/;' \
-#		${WRKSRC}/lib/GraphViz/Traverse.pm \
-#		${WRKSRC}/t/*.t \
-#		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/p5-Task-Math-Symbolic/Makefile b/math/p5-Task-Math-Symbolic/Makefile
index 425baa0652c9..856dea4dc334 100644
--- a/math/p5-Task-Math-Symbolic/Makefile
+++ b/math/p5-Task-Math-Symbolic/Makefile
@@ -37,10 +37,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Task::Math::Symbolic.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6. Install lang/perl5, and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/mc/Makefile b/misc/mc/Makefile
index 8e3b83ec22bd..8e8e5a5a32c5 100644
--- a/misc/mc/Makefile
+++ b/misc/mc/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ USE_GETTEXT=	yes
 USE_ICONV=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	glib20
+USE_PERL5=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 OPTIONS=	SLANG		"Build with SLang library" on \
diff --git a/misc/ossp-uuid/Makefile b/misc/ossp-uuid/Makefile
index 6e7557a5cee7..fbed992e6a45 100644
--- a/misc/ossp-uuid/Makefile
+++ b/misc/ossp-uuid/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MAN1=	uuid-config.1 uuid.1
 MAN3=	uuid.3
 
 .if defined(WITH_PERL)
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.0+
 CONFIGURE_ENV+=	PERL=${PERL5}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-perl
 PLIST_SUB+=	WITH_PERL=''
@@ -37,15 +37,9 @@ MAN3PREFIX=	${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/${PERL_VERSION}
 PLIST_SUB+=	WITH_PERL='@comment '
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if defined(WITH_PERL) && ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=	supports Perl 5.8.0 or above only
-.endif
-
 regression-test: test
 
 test: build
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${MAKE} ${MAKE_FLAGS} ${MAKEFILE} ${MAKE_ARGS} check
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Acme-ButFirst/Makefile b/misc/p5-Acme-ButFirst/Makefile
index fdd8a104fb33..28b50c337eb3 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Acme-ButFirst/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Acme-ButFirst/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.6
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Filter/Simple.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Filter-Simple
 .endif
diff --git a/misc/p5-File-CounterFile/Makefile b/misc/p5-File-CounterFile/Makefile
index 0f63d2293b5a..3cd08e8f9bc4 100644
--- a/misc/p5-File-CounterFile/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-File-CounterFile/Makefile
@@ -19,12 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		File::CounterFile.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-# make PREFIX-clean under perl 5.005_03
-post-configure:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's,/usr/local/,\$$(PREFIX)/,g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes-DK/Makefile b/misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes-DK/Makefile
index 573b924243c0..d2ba6ccf7ebe 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes-DK/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes-DK/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Geo::Postcodes::DK.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600	# Inherited from misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes-NO/Makefile b/misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes-NO/Makefile
index 8076f11145ae..1f7e7aae8940 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes-NO/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes-NO/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Geo::Postcodes::NO.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600	# Inherited from misc/p5-Geo-Postcodes
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Locale-SubCountry/Makefile b/misc/p5-Locale-SubCountry/Makefile
index 3af8419448c2..9edadfadfd1b 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Locale-SubCountry/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Locale-SubCountry/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Convert state, province, county etc. names to/from code
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.4+
 
 MAN3=	Locale::SubCountry.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500804
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.4 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Net-vCard/Makefile b/misc/p5-Net-vCard/Makefile
index a8b16047f7d8..486447048b9c 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Net-vCard/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Net-vCard/Makefile
@@ -14,14 +14,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=		p5-
 MAINTAINER=		mat@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=		Read and write vCard files (RFC 2426)
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=		yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=		5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=			Net::vFile.3 Net::vCard.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE="Need at least perl 5.8 to build"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Tie-DxHash/Makefile b/misc/p5-Tie-DxHash/Makefile
index 8321fa5188ea..b7afea82d698 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Tie-DxHash/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Tie-DxHash/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Tie::DxHash.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/p5-Zen-Koans/Makefile b/misc/p5-Zen-Koans/Makefile
index 9b9d8dd52105..189de583feae 100644
--- a/misc/p5-Zen-Koans/Makefile
+++ b/misc/p5-Zen-Koans/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ MAN3=	Zen::Koan.3 Zen::Koans.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/translator/Makefile b/misc/translator/Makefile
index 30bc4333cb92..e76e9499f800 100644
--- a/misc/translator/Makefile
+++ b/misc/translator/Makefile
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Gtk2.pm:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/p5-Gtk2
 		${SITE_PERL}/WWW/Babelfish.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-WWW-Babelfish
 
 USE_X_PREFIX=	yes
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.0+
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 HAVE_THREADS!=	${PERL} -mthreads -e '' >/dev/null 2>&1 && ${ECHO_CMD} 'yes' || true
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800 || empty(HAVE_THREADS)
-IGNORE=		needs threaded perl 5.8.0 or higher, install lang/perl5.8 with threads support and try again
+.if empty(HAVE_THREADS)
+IGNORE=		needs threaded perl
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
diff --git a/multimedia/dvdrip/Makefile b/multimedia/dvdrip/Makefile
index 05acd97f768c..b500199a9f5b 100644
--- a/multimedia/dvdrip/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/dvdrip/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ OPTIONS=	SUBTITLE	"Enable support for getting subtitles"	on \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	SKIP_UNPACK_REQUIRED_MODULES=1
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 USE_CDRTOOLS=	yes
 USE_GETTEXT=	yes
 
@@ -45,15 +44,6 @@ MAN1=		dvdrip.1 dvdrip-progress.1 dvdrip-splitpipe.1
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
-BROKEN=		Broken dependencies
-.endif
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BROKEN=		You need at least perl 5.6.0. Do not use FreeBSD 4.x' system perl, \
-		it's outdated. Install lang/perl5 and issue 'use.perl port'
-.endif
-
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_VORBIS)
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	oggenc:${PORTSDIR}/audio/vorbis-tools \
 		ogmmerge:${PORTSDIR}/multimedia/ogmtools
diff --git a/multimedia/p5-FFmpeg-Command/Makefile b/multimedia/p5-FFmpeg-Command/Makefile
index 1a00de6d19bd..1d9719ebcdd3 100644
--- a/multimedia/p5-FFmpeg-Command/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/p5-FFmpeg-Command/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		FFmpeg::Command.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/p5-FLV-Info/Makefile b/multimedia/p5-FLV-Info/Makefile
index fa15095a3c05..f71647a6c108 100644
--- a/multimedia/p5-FLV-Info/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/p5-FLV-Info/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-AMF-Perl>=0.15:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-AMF-Perl \
 		p5-SWF-File>=0.033:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/p5-SWF-File
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=		flv2mp3.1 flv2flv.1 flv2swf.1 flvinfo.1 swf2flv.1
 MAN3=		FLV::AMFReader.3 FLV::AMFWriter.3 FLV::AudioTag.3 \
@@ -33,10 +33,4 @@ MAN3=		FLV::AMFReader.3 FLV::AMFWriter.3 FLV::AudioTag.3 \
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/Readonly/d' ${WRKSRC}/*.PL
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/p5-File-Format-RIFF/Makefile b/multimedia/p5-File-Format-RIFF/Makefile
index 00b6d3dd735f..545e8c712d5f 100644
--- a/multimedia/p5-File-Format-RIFF/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/p5-File-Format-RIFF/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ MAN3=		File::Format::RIFF.3 \
 		File::Format::RIFF::Container.3 \
 		File::Format::RIFF::List.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/p5-MP4-Info/Makefile b/multimedia/p5-MP4-Info/Makefile
index d4f304e68610..d2c0a436cede 100644
--- a/multimedia/p5-MP4-Info/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/p5-MP4-Info/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	aaron@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Fetch info from MPEG-4 files
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.3+	#inherited from p5-Encode
 
 MAN3=	MP4::Info.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703 #inherited from p5-Encode
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.7.3 to run.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/p5-Subtitles/Makefile b/multimedia/p5-Subtitles/Makefile
index 0aae7fb46875..6f64d6343899 100644
--- a/multimedia/p5-Subtitles/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/p5-Subtitles/Makefile
@@ -15,15 +15,12 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	osa@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A Perl5 backend for fix subtitles timing
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN1=	subs.1
 MAN3=	Subtitles.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE= requires at least Perl 5.8. Install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
 
 .if defined(WITH_SUBTITLES_SUBPLAY)
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Prima.pm:${PORTSDIR}/x11-toolkits/p5-Prima \
diff --git a/multimedia/p5-Video-Info/Makefile b/multimedia/p5-Video-Info/Makefile
index 324c7d572020..9cef5682834f 100644
--- a/multimedia/p5-Video-Info/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/p5-Video-Info/Makefile
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ MAN3=		Video::Info.3
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 post-patch:
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/^our\s+([\$$\@\%]\w+)/use vars qw($$1); $$1/;' ${WRKSRC}/lib/Video/Info.pm
-.endif
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500803
 	${PERL} -pi -e '$$_="" if m{5.008|warnings}' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL ${WRKSRC}/lib/Video/Info.pm
 .endif
diff --git a/net-im/p5-Jabber-SimpleSend/Makefile b/net-im/p5-Jabber-SimpleSend/Makefile
index d90a7d8e407f..79a20f89fbdc 100644
--- a/net-im/p5-Jabber-SimpleSend/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/p5-Jabber-SimpleSend/Makefile
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/LWP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-libwww \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Net/Jabber.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net-im/p5-Net-Jabber
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	# Inherited from net-im/p5-Net-Jabber
 
 MAN3=		Jabber::SimpleSend.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from net-im/p5-Net-Jabber
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/p5-Net-Jabber/Makefile b/net-im/p5-Net-Jabber/Makefile
index 1a534dac3548..33c905578950 100644
--- a/net-im/p5-Net-Jabber/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/p5-Net-Jabber/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ COMMENT=	Net::Jabber provides Perl Developer access to the Jabber protocol
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/XMPP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net-im/p5-Net-XMPP
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Net::Jabber.3 Net::Jabber::Client.3 Net::Jabber::Component.3 \
 		Net::Jabber::Data.3 Net::Jabber::Debug.3 \
@@ -31,10 +31,4 @@ MAN3=		Net::Jabber.3 Net::Jabber::Client.3 Net::Jabber::Component.3 \
 		Net::Jabber::Server.3 Net::Jabber::Stanza.3 \
 		Net::Jabber::XDB.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/p5-Net-NetSend/Makefile b/net-im/p5-Net-NetSend/Makefile
index a8fd30181137..9cd04891877f 100644
--- a/net-im/p5-Net-NetSend/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/p5-Net-NetSend/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::NetSend.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6 or above
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/p5-Net-OSCAR/Makefile b/net-im/p5-Net-OSCAR/Makefile
index 3d6446c3975f..57711a5b0306 100644
--- a/net-im/p5-Net-OSCAR/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/p5-Net-OSCAR/Makefile
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-MD5 \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Scalar/Util.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Scalar-List-Utils
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=	requires perl 5.6.1+, install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/p5-Net-XMPP/Makefile b/net-im/p5-Net-XMPP/Makefile
index 7540eb255f67..a678de7b08f4 100644
--- a/net-im/p5-Net-XMPP/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/p5-Net-XMPP/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/XML/Stream.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-XML-Stream \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Digest/SHA1.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-SHA1
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	# Require perl 5.8.x due to XML::Stream
 
 MAN3=		Net::XMPP.3 Net::XMPP::Client.3 Net::XMPP::Connection.3 \
 		Net::XMPP::Debug.3 Net::XMPP::IQ.3 Net::XMPP::JID.3 \
@@ -28,11 +28,4 @@ MAN3=		Net::XMPP.3 Net::XMPP::Client.3 Net::XMPP::Connection.3 \
 		Net::XMPP::Protocol.3 Net::XMPP::Roster.3 \
 		Net::XMPP::Stanza.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-# Require perl 5.8.x due to XML::Stream
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.x or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/asused/Makefile b/net-mgmt/asused/Makefile
index e028d181ec45..fc2e1f928731 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/asused/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/asused/Makefile
@@ -15,19 +15,12 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}_whois_new_query_fix
 MAINTAINER=	farrokhi@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Command-line tool to run a check on the usage of the RIPE Whois DB
 
-USE_PERL5=	yes
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN1=		asused.1
 MAN3=		ArinWhois.3 NCC::CountryCode.3 NCC::RipeDelegations.3 \
 		Net::RIPEWhois::in.3 Reg::Asused.3 RipeWhois.3 Whois.3 asused.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|asused\.conf|${PREFIX}/etc/asused\.conf|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/asused.PL
@@ -38,4 +31,4 @@ post-install:
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/asused.conf ${PREFIX}/etc/asused.conf
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/ifgraph/Makefile b/net-mgmt/ifgraph/Makefile
index 5d358132cfa0..669b24d1e1a3 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/ifgraph/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/ifgraph/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ MAINTAINER=	lth@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simple grapher of SNMP data with RRD
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rrdtool:${PORTSDIR}/databases/rrdtool \
-		p5-Color-Rgb>0:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/p5-Color-Rgb
+		p5-Color-Rgb>0:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/p5-Color-Rgb \
+		${SITE_PERL}/Net/SNMP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
 USE_PERL5=	yes
@@ -77,14 +78,4 @@ post-install:
 	@ ${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/SNMP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP3
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/SNMP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP3
-.else
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/SNMP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/SNMP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/nagios/Makefile b/net-mgmt/nagios/Makefile
index 3af17dd34620..1a8000bd17f9 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/nagios/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/nagios/Makefile
@@ -92,13 +92,9 @@ SUB_LIST=	PREFIX=${PREFIX} \
 		${PLIST_SUB}
 
 .if defined(WITH_EMBEDDED_PERL)
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500800
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.0+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-embedded-perl \
 		--with-perlcache
-.else
-IGNORE=		embedded Perl requires Perl 5.8 or higher (see lang/perl5.8)
-.endif
 PLIST_SUB+=	EMBEDDED_PERL=""
 .else
 PLIST_SUB+=	EMBEDDED_PERL="@comment "
diff --git a/net-mgmt/nagios2/Makefile b/net-mgmt/nagios2/Makefile
index 3af17dd34620..1a8000bd17f9 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/nagios2/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/nagios2/Makefile
@@ -92,13 +92,9 @@ SUB_LIST=	PREFIX=${PREFIX} \
 		${PLIST_SUB}
 
 .if defined(WITH_EMBEDDED_PERL)
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500800
-USE_PERL5=	yes
+USE_PERL5=	5.8.0+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-embedded-perl \
 		--with-perlcache
-.else
-IGNORE=		embedded Perl requires Perl 5.8 or higher (see lang/perl5.8)
-.endif
 PLIST_SUB+=	EMBEDDED_PERL=""
 .else
 PLIST_SUB+=	EMBEDDED_PERL="@comment "
diff --git a/net-mgmt/nav/Makefile b/net-mgmt/nav/Makefile
index 0cdfb6c84842..a2c99eade8e8 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/nav/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/nav/Makefile
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ PKGDEINSTALL=	${PKGDIR}/pkg-install
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		This port requires perl 5.6 or newer
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	@(${FIND} ${WRKSRC} -name '*.py' -print0 | \
 		${ENV} PYTHON_CMD=${PYTHON_CMD} \
diff --git a/net-mgmt/netspoc/Makefile b/net-mgmt/netspoc/Makefile
index 1b48bf25ee04..5f5de70b4e0b 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/netspoc/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/netspoc/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ NO_BUILD=	yes
 MAN1=		netspoc.1
 DOCS=		CSPM.html NEWS.html index.html language.html netspoc.html
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		"This port needs Perl 5.6.0 or greater"
-.endif
-
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/netspoc ${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/Netspoc.pm ${PREFIX}/bin
@@ -37,4 +31,4 @@ do-install:
 .endfor
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/nfsen/Makefile b/net-mgmt/nfsen/Makefile
index 4ccbe861d967..b3a4938653ee 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/nfsen/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/nfsen/Makefile
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ NO_BUILD=	yes
 PLIST_SUB+=	PORTNAME=${PORTNAME}
 USE_RC_SUBR=	nfsen.sh
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires at least perl 5.6.0
-.endif
-
 pre-everything::
 	@${ECHO_MSG} ""
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "*****************************************************"
@@ -63,4 +57,4 @@ do-install:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "Configure your ${LOCALBASE}/etc/nfsen.conf to have necessary sources ";
 	@${ECHO_MSG} "Then run 'nfsen -R ${LOCALBASE}/etc/nfsen.conf' to correctly setup source, RRD, and profile files";
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-NSNMP/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-NSNMP/Makefile
index bf7a9975636b..31441af4b42f 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-NSNMP/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-NSNMP/Makefile
@@ -15,15 +15,9 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	tobez@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	NSNMP - fast, flexible, low-level, pure-Perl SNMP library
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	NSNMP.3 \
 	NSNMP::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Match-Regexp/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Match-Regexp/Makefile
index aa0dd04f0870..4831f309e763 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Match-Regexp/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Match-Regexp/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::IP::Match::Regexp.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Match-XS/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Match-XS/Makefile
index 07f184b22b03..5c0dbffb682e 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Match-XS/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Match-XS/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Net::IP::Match::XS.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Resolver/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Resolver/Makefile
index 2dc297d3db37..cc8e4baf9bf4 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Resolver/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-IP-Resolver/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=	Net::IP::Resolver.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-Netmask/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-Netmask/Makefile
index f6269b59dd04..c81f9ac40504 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-Netmask/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-Netmask/Makefile
@@ -19,11 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::Netmask.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} <= 500503
-post-configure:
-	${PERL} -pi -e '$$_="" if /use warnings/;' ${WRKSRC}/Netmask.pm
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP/Makefile
index 6e671fcb10b3..f61771091a8f 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP/Makefile
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ MAN3=		Net::SNMP.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.x or later. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${ARCH_PERL}/Digest/MD5.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-Digest-MD5
 .endif
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP3/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP3/Makefile
index 2f60510efc0d..4b01edabe920 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP3/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP3/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@ MAINTAINER=	lth@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Net::SNMP for pre-5.6 perl
 
 CONFLICTS=	p5-Net-SNMP
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.6.0-
+USE_PERL5_REASON=	This port is only for pre-5.6 perl. Install net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP instead
 
 MAN3=		Net::SNMP.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+DEPRECATED=	only runs with old, unsupported Perl versions
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2007-09-11
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} >= 500600
-IGNORE=	This port is only for pre-5.6 perl. Install net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP instead.
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-NetAddr-IP-Lite/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-NetAddr-IP-Lite/Makefile
index 3d14f57eaf5c..3e1ad6c026df 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-NetAddr-IP-Lite/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-NetAddr-IP-Lite/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	-noxs
 
 MAN3=		NetAddr::IP::UtilPP.3 NetAddr::IP::Util.3 NetAddr::IP::Lite.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/p5-POE-Component-SNMP/Makefile b/net-mgmt/p5-POE-Component-SNMP/Makefile
index 2018d4cf4f38..81f5f391d685 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/p5-POE-Component-SNMP/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/p5-POE-Component-SNMP/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ MAN3=		POE::Component::SNMP.3
 post-patch:
 	@${TOUCH} ${WRKSRC}/config.cache
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from p5-Net-SNMP
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-mgmt/pancho/Makefile b/net-mgmt/pancho/Makefile
index 03f267a6876b..802ebe949fd0 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/pancho/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/pancho/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Net/SNMP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net-mgmt/p5-Net-SNMP \
 		${SITE_PERL}/Parallel/ForkManager.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Parallel-ForkManager
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/Pancho-${PORTVERSION}
-USE_PERL5=	YES
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 MAN1=		pancho.1
diff --git a/net-mgmt/torrus/Makefile b/net-mgmt/torrus/Makefile
index 3ea40fac7c8d..630f791be015 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/torrus/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/torrus/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/mod_perl2.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/mod_perl2 \
 		${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/APR/Request.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-libapreq2
 .endif
 
-USE_PERL5_RUN=	YES
+USE_PERL5_RUN=	5.8.1+
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	YES
 
 TORRUS_USER?=	torrus
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ MAN7=		torrus_action_printemail.7 torrus_action_snmptrap.7 \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500801
-IGNORE=		Port requires perl 5.8.1 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
 pre-fetch:
 	@${ECHO_CMD} PREFIX = ${PREFIX}
 	@${ECHO_CMD}
diff --git a/net-p2p/opendchub/Makefile b/net-p2p/opendchub/Makefile
index b9431ddf8733..4b3b0b42a1e6 100644
--- a/net-p2p/opendchub/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/opendchub/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,4 @@ post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/Documentation/* ${DOCSDIR}
 .endif
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		needs at least perl 5.6.1 to build
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-p2p/p5-Net-BitTorrent-File/Makefile b/net-p2p/p5-Net-BitTorrent-File/Makefile
index eb227ab01b39..aa27e0429e4a 100644
--- a/net-p2p/p5-Net-BitTorrent-File/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/p5-Net-BitTorrent-File/Makefile
@@ -27,15 +27,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Net::BitTorrent::File.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-post-patch:
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/warnings/d' ${WRKSRC}/lib/Net/BitTorrent/File.pm
-	${FIND} ${WRKSRC} -name "*.bak" -delete
-
-post-configure:
-	${PERL} -pi -e 's/-I\S+PERL\S+ //g if m{PERL_DL_NONLAZY}' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-p2p/p5-WWW-BitTorrent/Makefile b/net-p2p/p5-WWW-BitTorrent/Makefile
index 7052719cc863..1701b34564c8 100644
--- a/net-p2p/p5-WWW-BitTorrent/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/p5-WWW-BitTorrent/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		WWW::BitTorrent.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/beacon/Makefile b/net/beacon/Makefile
index d0403574a455..8ea42249d70f 100644
--- a/net/beacon/Makefile
+++ b/net/beacon/Makefile
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-ipv6
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500601
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.6.1 or later. Install lang/perl5 then try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${ARCH} != "i386"
 BROKEN=		Does not compile on !i386
 .endif
diff --git a/net/ldapsh/Makefile b/net/ldapsh/Makefile
index 863c16e10607..8099c9b79847 100644
--- a/net/ldapsh/Makefile
+++ b/net/ldapsh/Makefile
@@ -27,19 +27,12 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 
 MAN1=		ldapsh.1
-MAN3=		Net::LDAP::Shell.3 \
+MAN3=		Net::LDAP::Shell.3 Net::LDAP::Config.3 \
 		Net::LDAP::Shell::Parse.3 Net::LDAP::Shell::Util.3
+		
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} > 500600
-MAN3+=		Net::LDAP::Config.3
-.else
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Pod/Usage.pm:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-Pod-Parser
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s,/usr/local/bin/perl,${PERL}," ${WRKSRC}/ldapsh
 
@@ -49,4 +42,4 @@ post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/examples/ldapsh_config ${EXAMPLESDIR}/
 	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Apache2-SOAP/Makefile b/net/p5-Apache2-SOAP/Makefile
index 744ab3fa64b1..f813575d478b 100644
--- a/net/p5-Apache2-SOAP/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Apache2-SOAP/Makefile
@@ -20,19 +20,13 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	numisemis@yahoo.com
 COMMENT=	Apache2 mod_perl2 SOAP Server
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	YES
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 USE_APACHE=	2.0+
 
 MAN3=		Apache2::SOAP.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or higher. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/${APACHEMODDIR}/mod_perl.so:${PORTSDIR}/www/mod_perl2
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/SOAP/Lite.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-SOAP-Lite
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Maple3/Makefile b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Maple3/Makefile
index 9f37dea6b34a..1d4c1126868e 100644
--- a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Maple3/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Maple3/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,8 @@ COMMENT=	Get user information of Maple3-style BBS
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Expect.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Expect
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.1+	# Inherhited from lang/p5-Expect
 
 MAN3=		BBS::UserInfo::Maple3.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherhited from lang/p5-Expect
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Maple3itoc/Makefile b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Maple3itoc/Makefile
index d27f129c6c19..1a3765f217ca 100644
--- a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Maple3itoc/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Maple3itoc/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,8 @@ COMMENT=	Get user information of Maple3itoc-style BBS
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Expect.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Expect
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	# Inherited from lang/p5-Expect
 
 MAN3=		BBS::UserInfo::Maple3itoc.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from lang/p5-Expect
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or newer. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Ptt/Makefile b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Ptt/Makefile
index 8c3512925a2a..06c0ed649cb5 100644
--- a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Ptt/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Ptt/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,8 @@ COMMENT=	Get user information of PTT-style BBS
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Expect.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Expect
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	# Inherited from lang/p5-Expect
 
 MAN3=		BBS::UserInfo::Ptt.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from lang/p5-Expect
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or newer. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-SOB/Makefile b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-SOB/Makefile
index d0d249698524..0699ff63d6a7 100644
--- a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-SOB/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-SOB/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,8 @@ COMMENT=	Get user information of SOB-style BBS
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Expect.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Expect
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	# Inherited from lang/p5-Expect
 
 MAN3=		BBS::UserInfo::SOB.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from lang/p5-Expect
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or newer. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Wretch/Makefile b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Wretch/Makefile
index 2e79390521da..0d4f5dc2e6b5 100644
--- a/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Wretch/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-BBS-UserInfo-Wretch/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,8 @@ COMMENT=	Get user information of Wretch-style BBS
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/Expect.pm:${PORTSDIR}/lang/p5-Expect
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+	# Inherited from lang/p5-Expect
 
 MAN3=		BBS::UserInfo::Wretch.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800	# Inherited from lang/p5-Expect
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-File-RsyncP/Makefile b/net/p5-File-RsyncP/Makefile
index 1a92ee540cc9..647388729089 100644
--- a/net/p5-File-RsyncP/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-File-RsyncP/Makefile
@@ -18,18 +18,11 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-Getopt-Long>=2.24:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Getopt-Long \
 		p5-Encode>=0:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-Encode
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.7.3+
 
 MAN3=		File::RsyncP.3 \
 		File::RsyncP::Digest.3 \
 		File::RsyncP::FileIO.3 \
 		File::RsyncP::FileList.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
-# inherited from converters/p5-Encode
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.7.3 or above. Please install lang/perl5.8, and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Frontier-RPC/Makefile b/net/p5-Frontier-RPC/Makefile
index 20a7b26a0191..57057a93ec88 100644
--- a/net/p5-Frontier-RPC/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Frontier-RPC/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=	Apache::XMLRPC.3 \
 	Frontier::RPC2.3 \
 	Frontier::Responder.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600 # inherited from www/p5-libwww
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Geo-IPfree/Makefile b/net/p5-Geo-IPfree/Makefile
index 169aa97ec4d4..bb0a0d2c2ad8 100644
--- a/net/p5-Geo-IPfree/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Geo-IPfree/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		Geo::IPfree.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	"Perl 5.6 or newer required. Install lang/perl5 or lang/perl5.8 and try again."
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Gopher-Server/Makefile b/net/p5-Gopher-Server/Makefile
index b0e0fe557265..0b2cb1789c98 100644
--- a/net/p5-Gopher-Server/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Gopher-Server/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=		Gopher::Server::ParseRequest.3 \
 		Gopher::Server::Response.3 \
 		Gopher::Server::TypeMapper.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		"needs at least perl 5.6.0 to work"
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-IO-Interface/Makefile b/net/p5-IO-Interface/Makefile
index 6f8b8cb11407..237842e31d91 100644
--- a/net/p5-IO-Interface/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-IO-Interface/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 MAN3=		IO::Interface.3 IO::Interface::Simple.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-JavaScript-RPC/Makefile b/net/p5-JavaScript-RPC/Makefile
index 53b980c0937c..88b3e48c5ceb 100644
--- a/net/p5-JavaScript-RPC/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-JavaScript-RPC/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	perl@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Remote procedure calls from JavaScript
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=	JavaScript::RPC::Server::CGI.3 JavaScript::RPC.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.8.0 or superior. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-Address-IPv4-Local/Makefile b/net/p5-Net-Address-IPv4-Local/Makefile
index 955abf70ba45..c04f3b6b5f90 100644
--- a/net/p5-Net-Address-IPv4-Local/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Net-Address-IPv4-Local/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,4 @@ MAN3=	Net::Address::IPv4::Local.3
 
 PERL_MODBUILD=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl 5.6.0 due to dependencies.  Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-Analysis/Makefile b/net/p5-Net-Analysis/Makefile
index 69750a8d799c..65b69748b255 100644
--- a/net/p5-Net-Analysis/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Net-Analysis/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/Net/Pcap.pm:${PORTSDIR}/net/p5-Net-Pcap \
 		${SITE_PERL}/LWP.pm:${PORTSDIR}/www/p5-libwww
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Net::Analysis.3 \
 		Net::Analysis::Constants.3 \
@@ -38,10 +38,4 @@ MAN3=		Net::Analysis.3 \
 		Net::Analysis::TCPSession.3 \
 		Net::Analysis::Time.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL}	< 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-CSTA/Makefile b/net/p5-Net-CSTA/Makefile
index 7f73c96ac162..816e13b25e8d 100644
--- a/net/p5-Net-CSTA/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Net-CSTA/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ MAN3=		Net::CSTA.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
 .if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500703
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/MIME/Base64.pm:${PORTSDIR}/converters/p5-MIME-Base64
 .endif
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-DAV-Server/Makefile b/net/p5-Net-DAV-Server/Makefile
index c63eb29158b8..d91797d0b04c 100644
--- a/net/p5-Net-DAV-Server/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Net-DAV-Server/Makefile
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ MAN3=		Net::DAV::Server.3
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600	# Inherited from www/p5-libwww
-IGNORE=		requires Perl 5.6.0 or newer. Please install lang/perl5.8 and try again
-.endif
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500602 || ${PERL_LEVEL} == 500701
+.if ${PERL_LEVEL} == 500701
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${SITE_PERL}/Test/More.pm:${PORTSDIR}/devel/p5-Test-Simple
 .endif
 
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-DHCP/Makefile b/net/p5-Net-DHCP/Makefile
index 072a4d185775..07ec36a5cf17 100644
--- a/net/p5-Net-DHCP/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Net-DHCP/Makefile
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ PKGNAMEPREFIX=	p5-
 MAINTAINER=	tjs@cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw
 COMMENT=	A DHCP set of classes designed to handle basic DHCP handling
 
-PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
+PERL_CONFIGURE=	5.8.0+
 
 MAN3=		Net::DHCP::Packet.3 Net::DHCP::Constants.3
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500800
-IGNORE=		requires perl 5.8.0 or later. Install lang/perl5.8 then try again
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-EPP-Frame/Makefile b/net/p5-Net-EPP-Frame/Makefile
index 924f6c58eda1..19d5f269b14c 100644
--- a/net/p5-Net-EPP-Frame/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Net-EPP-Frame/Makefile
@@ -50,10 +50,4 @@ MAN3=	Net::EPP::Frame.3 \
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.6
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-EPP-Proxy/Makefile b/net/p5-Net-EPP-Proxy/Makefile
index 819700ebed94..9c8a02733bc3 100644
--- a/net/p5-Net-EPP-Proxy/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Net-EPP-Proxy/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ MAN3=	Net::EPP::Proxy.3
 
 PERL_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PERL_LEVEL} < 500600
-IGNORE=	requires at least Perl5.6
-.endif
-
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/p5-Net-FS-Flickr/Makefile b/net/p5-Net-FS-Flickr/Makefile
index a95f60a53510..e3954c16285e 100644
--- a/net/p5-Net-FS-Flickr/Makefile
+++ b/net/p5-Net-FS-Flickr/Makefile