use of LDFLAGS is mentioned in Makefile.template
Index: mk/bsd.port.mk
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RCS file: /cvs/ports/infrastructure/mk/bsd.port.mk,v
retrieving revision 1.922
diff -u -r1.922 bsd.port.mk
--- mk/bsd.port.mk 4 Jan 2008 18:38:51 -0000 1.922
+++ mk/bsd.port.mk 12 Jan 2008 00:24:43 -0000
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@
MAKE_ENV += PATH='${PORTPATH}' PREFIX='${PREFIX}' \
LOCALBASE='${LOCALBASE}' DEPBASE='${DEPBASE}' X11BASE='${X11BASE}' \
MOTIFLIB='${MOTIFLIB}' CFLAGS='${CFLAGS:C/ *$//}' \
+ LDFLAGS='${LDFLAGS:C/ *$//}' \
TRUEPREFIX='${PREFIX}' ${DESTDIRNAME}='' \
HOME='${PORTHOME}'
@@ -1233,6 +1234,7 @@
MODSIMPLE_configure = \
cd ${WRKCONF} && ${_SYSTRACE_CMD} ${SETENV} \
CC="${CC}" ac_cv_path_CC="${CC}" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:C/ *$//}" \
+ LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:C/ *$//}" \
CXX="${CXX}" ac_cv_path_CXX="${CXX}" CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS:C/
*$//}" \
INSTALL="/usr/bin/install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP}" \
ac_given_INSTALL="/usr/bin/install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g
${BINGRP}" \
