From b556d9c9ce94a6c9b6e28e8ecef7cc252531e91c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2026 16:53:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] ports.7: Add the DEVELOPER make variable

make.conf(5) says make variables that are for the ports tree should
be documented in ports(7). Add this from the porters handbook.

MFC after:		3 days
Reviewed by:		alven
Event:			FreeBSD 2026 Vendor Summit
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D61272
---
 share/man/man7/ports.7 | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/share/man/man7/ports.7 b/share/man/man7/ports.7
index 77503b4aa341..b2740b1825c9 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/ports.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/ports.7
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd October 7, 2026
+.Dd November 6, 2026
 .Dt PORTS 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ and the
 .Fx
 Porter's Handbook.
 .Bl -tag -width "WITHOUT_TESTING_PORTS"
+.It Va DEVELOPER
+If set to yes, display deprecation warnings and
+some quality checks on calling make.
 .It Va WITH_DEBUG
 .Pq Vt bool
 If set, debugging symbols are installed for ports binaries.