diff --git a/contrib/bmake/ChangeLog b/contrib/bmake/ChangeLog
index 2145b25f809..5189ec11ca1 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/ChangeLog
+++ b/contrib/bmake/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+2026-05-08  Simon J Gerraty  <sjg@beast.crufty.net>
+
+	* VERSION (_MAKE_VERSION): 20260508
+	Merge with NetBSD make, pick up
+	o make.1: fix description of '-' handling in jobs-mod
+	by intenting it correctly.
+
+2026-04-13  Simon J Gerraty  <sjg@beast.crufty.net>
+
+	* VERSION (_MAKE_VERSION): 20260406
+	Merge with NetBSD make, pick up
+	o cleanup unnecessary parens
+
+	* configure.in: add --with-save-dollars to control default for
+	.MAKE.SAVE.DOLLARS - address FreeBSD PR 294436
+
 2026-03-12  Simon J Gerraty  <sjg@beast.crufty.net>
 
 	* VERSION (_MAKE_VERSION): 20260313
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/Makefile.config.in b/contrib/bmake/Makefile.config.in
index 43ad1b9a397..f1e041d705c 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/contrib/bmake/Makefile.config.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CC= @CC@
 @force_machine@MACHINE?= @machine@
 @force_machine_arch@MACHINE_ARCH?= @machine_arch@
 DEFAULT_SYS_PATH?= @default_sys_path@
+MAKE_SAVE_DOLLARS_DEFAULT?= @save_dollars@
 
 EGREP = @egrep@
 CPPFLAGS+= @CPPFLAGS@
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/VERSION b/contrib/bmake/VERSION
index 52efdebe821..c20e42a0583 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/VERSION
+++ b/contrib/bmake/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # keep this compatible with sh and make
-_MAKE_VERSION=20260313
+_MAKE_VERSION=20260508
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/arch.c b/contrib/bmake/arch.c
index 87e2b128ae0..7260e793505 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/arch.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/arch.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: arch.c,v 1.223 2025/06/28 22:39:27 rillig Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: arch.c,v 1.224 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ struct ar_hdr {
 #include "dir.h"
 
 /*	"@(#)arch.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 1/2/94"	*/
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: arch.c,v 1.223 2025/06/28 22:39:27 rillig Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: arch.c,v 1.224 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $");
 
-typedef struct List ArchList;
-typedef struct ListNode ArchListNode;
+typedef List ArchList;
+typedef ListNode ArchListNode;
 
 static ArchList archives;	/* The archives we've already examined */
 
@@ -737,9 +737,9 @@ ArchFindMember(const char *archive, const char *member,
 		 * BSD 4.4 extended AR format: #1/<namelen>, with name as the
 		 * first <namelen> bytes of the file
 		 */
-		if (strncmp(out_arh->AR_NAME, AR_EFMT1, sizeof AR_EFMT1 - 1) ==
-		    0 &&
-		    (ch_isdigit(out_arh->AR_NAME[sizeof AR_EFMT1 - 1]))) {
+		if (strncmp(out_arh->AR_NAME, AR_EFMT1, sizeof AR_EFMT1 - 1)
+		    == 0 &&
+		    ch_isdigit(out_arh->AR_NAME[sizeof AR_EFMT1 - 1])) {
 			size_t elen = (size_t)atoi(
 			    &out_arh->AR_NAME[sizeof AR_EFMT1 - 1]);
 			char ename[MAXPATHLEN + 1];
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ Arch_LibOODate(GNode *gn)
 	if (!GNode_IsTarget(gn) && Lst_IsEmpty(&gn->children))
 		return false;
 	if ((!Lst_IsEmpty(&gn->children) && gn->youngestChild == NULL) ||
-		   (gn->mtime > now) ||
+		   gn->mtime > now ||
 		   (gn->youngestChild != NULL &&
 		    gn->mtime < gn->youngestChild->mtime))
 		return true;
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/bmake.1 b/contrib/bmake/bmake.1
index 1e0de2191f6..8190a574da9 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/bmake.1
+++ b/contrib/bmake/bmake.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: make.1,v 1.390 2026/02/08 11:02:03 rillig Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: make.1,v 1.391 2026/05/08 16:11:21 sjg Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"	from: @(#)make.1	8.4 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
 .\"
-.Dd February 8, 2026
+.Dd May 8, 2026
 .Dt BMAKE 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ except that the effect can be limited to a single line of a script.
 .It Ic \-
 in compatibility mode
 causes any non-zero exit status of the command line to be ignored.
-.El
 .Pp
 When
 .Nm
@@ -578,6 +577,7 @@ Otherwise
 affects the entire job;
 the script stops at the first command line that fails,
 but the target is not deemed to have failed.
+.El
 .Pp
 Makefiles should be written so that the mode of
 .Nm
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/bmake.cat1 b/contrib/bmake/bmake.cat1
index ecfa7cbadf9..32fbf8979d8 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/bmake.cat1
+++ b/contrib/bmake/bmake.cat1
@@ -344,15 +344,17 @@ SSHHEELLLL CCOOMMMMAANNDDSS
            --       in compatibility mode causes any non-zero exit status of
                    the command line to be ignored.
 
-     When bbmmaakkee is run in jobs mode with --jj _m_a_x___j_o_b_s, the entire script for
-     the target is fed to a single instance of the shell.  In compatibility
-     (non-jobs) mode, each command is run in a separate process.  If the
-     command contains any shell meta characters (`#=|^(){};&<>*?[]:$`\\n'), it
-     is passed to the shell; otherwise bbmmaakkee attempts direct execution.  If a
-     line starts with `--' and the shell has ErrCtl enabled, failure of the
-     command line is ignored as in compatibility mode.  Otherwise `--' affects
-     the entire job; the script stops at the first command line that fails,
-     but the target is not deemed to have failed.
+                   When bbmmaakkee is run in jobs mode with --jj _m_a_x___j_o_b_s, the entire
+                   script for the target is fed to a single instance of the
+                   shell.  In compatibility (non-jobs) mode, each command is
+                   run in a separate process.  If the command contains any
+                   shell meta characters (`#=|^(){};&<>*?[]:$`\\n'), it is
+                   passed to the shell; otherwise bbmmaakkee attempts direct
+                   execution.  If a line starts with `--' and the shell has
+                   ErrCtl enabled, failure of the command line is ignored as
+                   in compatibility mode.  Otherwise `--' affects the entire
+                   job; the script stops at the first command line that fails,
+                   but the target is not deemed to have failed.
 
      Makefiles should be written so that the mode of bbmmaakkee operation does not
      change their behavior.  For example, any command which uses "cd" or
@@ -1880,4 +1882,4 @@ BBUUGGSS
      attempt to suppress a cascade of unnecessary errors, can result in a
      seemingly unexplained `*** Error code 6'
 
-FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p9        February 8, 2026        FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p9
+FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p9           May 8, 2026          FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p9
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/cond.c b/contrib/bmake/cond.c
index b3613bbadf5..aace522dd47 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/cond.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/cond.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: cond.c,v 1.378 2025/07/06 07:56:16 rillig Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: cond.c,v 1.379 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 
 /*	"@(#)cond.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 1/2/94"	*/
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: cond.c,v 1.378 2025/07/06 07:56:16 rillig Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: cond.c,v 1.379 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $");
 
 /*
  * Conditional expressions conform to this grammar:
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ CondParser_Comparison(CondParser *par, bool doEval)
 
 /*
  * The argument to empty() is a variable name, optionally followed by
- * variable modifiers.
+ * modifiers.
  */
 static bool
 CondParser_FuncCallEmpty(CondParser *par, bool doEval, Token *out_token)
@@ -641,8 +641,6 @@ CondParser_FuncCallEmpty(CondParser *par, bool doEval, Token *out_token)
 
 	p--;			/* Make p[1] point to the '('. */
 	val = Var_Parse(&p, SCOPE_CMDLINE, doEval ? VARE_EVAL : VARE_PARSE);
-	/* TODO: handle errors */
-
 	if (val.str == var_Error)
 		tok = TOK_ERROR;
 	else {
@@ -1013,7 +1011,7 @@ DetermineKindOfConditional(const char **pp, bool *out_plain,
 CondResult
 Cond_EvalLine(const char *line)
 {
-	typedef enum IfState {
+	typedef enum {
 
 		/* None of the previous <cond> evaluated to true. */
 		IFS_INITIAL	= 0,
@@ -1032,7 +1030,7 @@ Cond_EvalLine(const char *line)
 
 	} IfState;
 
-	static enum IfState *cond_states = NULL;
+	static IfState *cond_states = NULL;
 	static unsigned cond_states_cap = 128;
 
 	bool plain;
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/configure b/contrib/bmake/configure
index 9bbdb8d2b36..2b64187bdd3 100755
--- a/contrib/bmake/configure
+++ b/contrib/bmake/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72 for bmake 20251111.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72 for bmake 20260406.
 #
 # Report bugs to <sjg@NetBSD.org>.
 #
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='bmake'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='bmake'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='20251111'
-PACKAGE_STRING='bmake 20251111'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='20260406'
+PACKAGE_STRING='bmake 20260406'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='sjg@NetBSD.org'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ lua
 filemon_h
 use_filemon
 use_meta
+save_dollars
 diff_u
 diff
 GCC
@@ -720,6 +721,7 @@ with_defshell
 with_makefile
 with_meta
 with_filemon
+with_save_dollars
 with_bmake_strftime
 with_lua
 with_machine
@@ -1288,7 +1290,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-'configure' configures bmake 20251111 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+'configure' configures bmake 20260406 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1350,7 +1352,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of bmake 20251111:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of bmake 20260406:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1372,7 +1374,8 @@ Optional Packages:
   --without-makefile disable use of generated makefile
   --without-meta disable use of meta-mode
   --with-filemon={no,dev,ktrace,path/filemon.h} indicate filemon method for meta-mode. Path to filemon.h implies dev
- --with-bmake-strftime force use of bmake strftime
+  --with-save-dollars={yes,no} control default for .MAKE.SAVE_DOLLARS - default is "no"
+  --with-bmake-strftime force use of bmake strftime
   --without-lua do not use check-expect.lua
   --with-machine=MACHINE  explicitly set MACHINE
   --with-force-machine=MACHINE  set FORCE_MACHINE
@@ -1461,7 +1464,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-bmake configure 20251111
+bmake configure 20260406
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72
 
 Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1984,7 +1987,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by bmake $as_me 20251111, which was
+It was created by bmake $as_me 20260406, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0$ac_configure_args_raw
@@ -2900,6 +2903,17 @@ esac
 esac
 fi
 
+save_dollars=no
+
+# Check whether --with-save_dollars was given.
+if test ${with_save_dollars+y}
+then :
+  withval=$with_save_dollars; case "${withval}" in
+yes|no) MAKE_SAVE_DOLLARS_DEFAULT=${withval} ;;
+*) as_fn_error $? "bad value ${withval} given for save_dollars" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
+esac
+fi
+
 
 # Check whether --with-bmake_strftime was given.
 if test ${with_bmake_strftime+y}
@@ -7312,6 +7326,7 @@ esac
 
 
 
+
 bm_outfiles="Makefile.config unit-tests/Makefile.config make-bootstrap.sh"
 if test $use_makefile = yes; then
    bm_outfiles="makefile $bm_outfiles"
@@ -7833,7 +7848,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by bmake $as_me 20251111, which was
+This file was extended by bmake $as_me 20260406, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -7897,7 +7912,7 @@ ac_cs_config_escaped=`printf "%s\n" "$ac_cs_config" | sed "s/^ //; s/'/'\\\\\\\\
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config='$ac_cs_config_escaped'
 ac_cs_version="\\
-bmake config.status 20251111
+bmake config.status 20260406
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/configure.in b/contrib/bmake/configure.in
index f378b57fd14..8b4bd45af36 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/configure.in
+++ b/contrib/bmake/configure.in
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 dnl
 dnl RCSid:
-dnl	$Id: configure.in,v 1.111 2025/11/11 18:43:59 sjg Exp $
+dnl	$Id: configure.in,v 1.114 2026/04/13 18:40:26 sjg Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script
 dnl
 AC_PREREQ([2.71])
-AC_INIT([bmake],[20251111],[sjg@NetBSD.org])
+AC_INIT([bmake],[20260406],[sjg@NetBSD.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 
 dnl make srcdir absolute
@@ -135,9 +135,23 @@ dev) ;;
 *) filemon_h=no;;
 esac
 ])
+dnl
+dnl in 2020 NetBSD make changed the handling of $$ in :=
+dnl bmake introduced .MAKE.SAVE_DOLLARS defaulting to "no" to retain
+dnl the  traditional behavior.
+dnl Use "yes" to be compatible with NetBSD make.
+dnl
+save_dollars=no
+AC_ARG_WITH(save_dollars,
+[  --with-save-dollars={yes,no} control default for .MAKE.SAVE_DOLLARS - default is "no"],
+[case "${withval}" in
+yes|no) MAKE_SAVE_DOLLARS_DEFAULT=${withval} ;;
+*) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${withval} given for save_dollars) ;;
+esac])
+dnl
 dnl some systems have broken/incomplete strftime
 AC_ARG_WITH(bmake_strftime,
-[ --with-bmake-strftime force use of bmake strftime],
+[  --with-bmake-strftime force use of bmake strftime],
 [case "${withval}" in
 yes|no) bmake_strftime=$withval;;
 esac])
@@ -608,6 +622,7 @@ AC_SUBST(INSTALL)
 AC_SUBST(GCC)
 AC_SUBST(diff)
 AC_SUBST(diff_u)
+AC_SUBST(save_dollars)
 AC_SUBST(use_meta)
 AC_SUBST(use_filemon)
 AC_SUBST(filemon_h)
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/dir.c b/contrib/bmake/dir.c
index 217fd04e162..df30038f3ed 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/dir.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/dir.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: dir.c,v 1.297 2025/06/12 18:51:05 rillig Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: dir.c,v 1.298 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 #include "job.h"
 
 /*	"@(#)dir.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 1/2/94"	*/
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: dir.c,v 1.297 2025/06/12 18:51:05 rillig Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: dir.c,v 1.298 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $");
 
 /*
  * A search path is a list of CachedDir structures. A CachedDir has in it the
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ FindFileAbsolute(SearchPath *path, bool seenDotLast,
 	DEBUG0(DIR, "   Trying exact path matches...\n");
 
 	if (!seenDotLast && cur != NULL &&
-	    ((file = DirLookupAbs(cur, name, base)) != NULL))
+	    (file = DirLookupAbs(cur, name, base)) != NULL)
 		goto found;
 
 	for (ln = path->dirs.first; ln != NULL; ln = ln->next) {
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ FindFileAbsolute(SearchPath *path, bool seenDotLast,
 	}
 
 	if (seenDotLast && cur != NULL &&
-	    ((file = DirLookupAbs(cur, name, base)) != NULL))
+	    (file = DirLookupAbs(cur, name, base)) != NULL)
 		goto found;
 
 	return false;
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/for.c b/contrib/bmake/for.c
index 904853107db..0e389442837 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/for.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/for.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: for.c,v 1.186 2025/06/28 22:39:27 rillig Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: for.c,v 1.187 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1992, The Regents of the University of California.
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@
  * that, the body is treated like a file from an .include directive.
  *
  * Interface:
- *	For_Eval	Evaluate the loop in the passed line.
+ *	For_Eval	Evaluate the loop directive in a line.
  *
- *	For_Run		Run accumulated loop
+ *	For_Run		Run the previously accumulated loop.
  */
 
 #include "make.h"
 
 /*	"@(#)for.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93"	*/
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: for.c,v 1.186 2025/06/28 22:39:27 rillig Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: for.c,v 1.187 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $");
 
 
 typedef struct ForLoop {
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ IsEndfor(const char *p)
 }
 
 /*
- * Evaluate the for loop in the passed line. The line looks like this:
+ * Evaluate the for loop in the line, which has this form:
  *	.for <varname...> in <value...>
  *
  * Results:
- *	0	not a .for directive
  *	1	found a .for directive
- *	-1	erroneous .for directive
+ *	0	not a .for directive
+ *	-1	misplaced .endfor directive
  */
 int
 For_Eval(const char *line)
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/job.c b/contrib/bmake/job.c
index 650631940ac..10fe277b6a4 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/job.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/job.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: job.c,v 1.528 2026/03/03 20:12:20 sjg Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: job.c,v 1.529 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 
 /*	"@(#)job.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/19/94"	*/
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: job.c,v 1.528 2026/03/03 20:12:20 sjg Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: job.c,v 1.529 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $");
 
 
 #ifdef USE_SELECT
@@ -1317,8 +1317,7 @@ JobFinish (Job *job, WAIT_T status)
 	DEBUG3(JOB, "JobFinish: target %s, pid %d, status %#x\n",
 	    job->node->name, job->pid, status);
 
-	if ((WIFEXITED(status) &&
-	     ((WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0 && !job->ignerr))) ||
+	if ((WIFEXITED(status) && WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0 && !job->ignerr) ||
 	    WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
 		/* Finished because of an error. */
 
@@ -1362,7 +1361,7 @@ JobFinish (Job *job, WAIT_T status)
 	Trace_Log(JOBEND, job);
 	if (!job->special) {
 		if (WAIT_STATUS(status) != 0 ||
-		    (aborting == ABORT_ERROR) || aborting == ABORT_INTERRUPT)
+		    aborting == ABORT_ERROR || aborting == ABORT_INTERRUPT)
 			return_job_token = true;
 	}
 
@@ -1939,7 +1938,7 @@ CollectOutput(Job *job, bool finish)
 			SwitchOutputTo(job->node);
 #ifdef USE_META
 		if (useMeta)
-			meta_job_output(job, p, (i < max) ? i : max);
+			meta_job_output(job, p, i < max ? i : max);
 #endif
 		(void)fwrite(p, 1, (size_t)(job->outBuf + i - p), stdout);
 		(void)fflush(stdout);
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/main.c b/contrib/bmake/main.c
index 15b028a6524..fe0b13ca41e 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/main.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.668 2026/03/13 04:22:03 sjg Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.669 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 
 /*	"@(#)main.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 3/19/94"	*/
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.668 2026/03/13 04:22:03 sjg Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.669 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $");
 #if defined(MAKE_NATIVE)
 __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 "
 	    "The Regents of the University of California.  "
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ MainParseArgJobs(const char *arg)
 		double d;
 
 		if (*p == 'C')
-			d = (opts.maxJobs > 0) ? opts.maxJobs : 1;
+			d = opts.maxJobs > 0 ? opts.maxJobs : 1;
 		else if (*p == '.') {
 			d = strtod(arg, &end);
 			p = end;
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/make-bootstrap.sh.in b/contrib/bmake/make-bootstrap.sh.in
index d4f3c0a39c8..c73a9cdcf96 100755
--- a/contrib/bmake/make-bootstrap.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/bmake/make-bootstrap.sh.in
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ MDEFS="-DMAKE_VERSION=\"$MAKE_VERSION\" \
 -D@force_machine@MACHINE=\"@machine@\" \
 -D@force_machine_arch@MACHINE_ARCH=\"@machine_arch@\" \
 -D@force_make_os@MAKE_OS=\"@make_os@\" \
--D_PATH_DEFSYSPATH=\"${DEFAULT_SYS_PATH}\""
+-D_PATH_DEFSYSPATH=\"${DEFAULT_SYS_PATH}\" \
+-DMAKE_SAVE_DOLLARS_DEFAULT=\"@save_dollars@\" \
+"
 
 
 LDFLAGS="@LDFLAGS@"
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/make.1 b/contrib/bmake/make.1
index 460a14899af..3e28281d426 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/make.1
+++ b/contrib/bmake/make.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: make.1,v 1.390 2026/02/08 11:02:03 rillig Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: make.1,v 1.391 2026/05/08 16:11:21 sjg Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"	from: @(#)make.1	8.4 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
 .\"
-.Dd February 8, 2026
+.Dd May 8, 2026
 .Dt MAKE 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ except that the effect can be limited to a single line of a script.
 .It Ic \-
 in compatibility mode
 causes any non-zero exit status of the command line to be ignored.
-.El
 .Pp
 When
 .Nm
@@ -578,6 +577,7 @@ Otherwise
 affects the entire job;
 the script stops at the first command line that fails,
 but the target is not deemed to have failed.
+.El
 .Pp
 Makefiles should be written so that the mode of
 .Nm
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/make.c b/contrib/bmake/make.c
index 81e7cae5402..2494e3621ff 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/make.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/make.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: make.c,v 1.274 2026/02/10 18:53:34 sjg Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: make.c,v 1.275 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*	"@(#)make.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93"	*/
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: make.c,v 1.274 2026/02/10 18:53:34 sjg Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: make.c,v 1.275 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $");
 
 /* Sequence # to detect recursion. */
 static unsigned checked_seqno = 1;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ GNode_FprintDetails(FILE *f, const char *prefix, const GNode *gn,
 bool
 GNode_ShouldExecute(GNode *gn)
 {
-	return !((gn->type & OP_MAKE)
+	return !(gn->type & OP_MAKE
 	    ? opts.noRecursiveExecute
 	    : opts.noExecute);
 }
@@ -315,9 +315,8 @@ GNode_IsOODate(GNode *gn)
 		 * always out of date if no children and :: target
 		 * or nonexistent.
 		 */
-		oodate = (gn->mtime == 0 || Arch_LibOODate(gn) ||
-			  (gn->youngestChild == NULL &&
-			   (gn->type & OP_DOUBLEDEP)));
+		oodate = gn->mtime == 0 || Arch_LibOODate(gn) ||
+		    (gn->youngestChild == NULL && (gn->type & OP_DOUBLEDEP));
 	} else if (gn->type & OP_JOIN) {
 		/*
 		 * A target with the .JOIN attribute is only considered
@@ -863,7 +862,7 @@ MakeAddAllSrc(GNode *cgn, GNode *pgn)
 		if (cgn->made == MADE)
 			Var_Append(pgn, OODATE, child);
 
-	} else if ((pgn->mtime < cgn->mtime) ||
+	} else if (pgn->mtime < cgn->mtime ||
 		   (cgn->mtime >= now && cgn->made == MADE)) {
 		/*
 		 * It goes in the OODATE variable if the parent is
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/make.h b/contrib/bmake/make.h
index 882094e7f2b..17b644c9cd9 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/make.h
+++ b/contrib/bmake/make.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: make.h,v 1.365 2026/03/13 04:22:03 sjg Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: make.h,v 1.366 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ typedef enum GNodeType {
 	/*
 	 * The dependency operator '::' behaves like ':', except that it
 	 * allows multiple dependency groups to be defined.  Each of these
-	 * groups is executed on its own, independently from the others. Each
+	 * groups is executed on its own, independently of the others. Each
 	 * individual dependency group is called a cohort.
 	 */
 	OP_DOUBLEDEP	= 1 << 2,
@@ -427,11 +427,11 @@ typedef struct GNodeFlags {
 	bool doneCycle:1;
 } GNodeFlags;
 
-typedef struct List StringList;
-typedef struct ListNode StringListNode;
+typedef List StringList;
+typedef ListNode StringListNode;
 
-typedef struct List GNodeList;
-typedef struct ListNode GNodeListNode;
+typedef List GNodeList;
+typedef ListNode GNodeListNode;
 
 typedef struct SearchPath {
 	List /* of CachedDir */ dirs;
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ extern GNode *defaultNode;
  * by makefiles.
  */
 extern GNode *SCOPE_INTERNAL;
-/* Variables defined in a global scope, e.g in the makefile itself. */
+/* Variables defined in a global scope, e.g. in the makefile itself. */
 extern GNode *SCOPE_GLOBAL;
 /* Variables defined on the command line. */
 extern GNode *SCOPE_CMDLINE;
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/meta.c b/contrib/bmake/meta.c
index 3b3eecbc416..9f9f4fe0466 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/meta.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/meta.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*      $NetBSD: meta.c,v 1.220 2026/02/10 18:53:34 sjg Exp $ */
+/*      $NetBSD: meta.c,v 1.221 2026/04/06 17:13:54 rillig Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Implement 'meta' mode.
@@ -458,8 +458,6 @@ meta_create(BuildMon *pbm, GNode *gn)
 	    fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", mp);
 	free(mp);
     }
-    /* Get the basename of the target */
-    cp = str_basename(tname);
 
     fflush(stdout);
 
@@ -1511,7 +1509,7 @@ meta_oodate(GNode *gn, bool oodate)
 		    if (p != NULL &&
 			!hasOODATE &&
 			!(gn->type & OP_NOMETA_CMP) &&
-			(meta_cmd_cmp(gn, p, cmd, cmp_filter) != 0)) {
+			meta_cmd_cmp(gn, p, cmd, cmp_filter) != 0) {
 			DEBUG4(META, "%s:%u: a build command has changed\n%s\nvs\n%s\n",
 			       fname, lineno, p, cmd);
 			if (!metaIgnoreCMDs)
@@ -1555,7 +1553,7 @@ meta_oodate(GNode *gn, bool oodate)
 
 	    /* if target is in .CURDIR we do not need a meta file */
 	    if (gn->path != NULL && (cp = strrchr(gn->path, '/')) != NULL &&
-		(cp > gn->path)) {
+		cp > gn->path) {
 		if (strncmp(curdir, gn->path, (size_t)(cp - gn->path)) != 0) {
 		    cp = NULL;		/* not in .CURDIR */
 		}
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/ChangeLog b/contrib/bmake/mk/ChangeLog
index 0322cae0923..a8805fa774b 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/ChangeLog
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+2026-05-09  Simon J Gerraty  <sjg@beast.crufty.net>
+
+	* gendirdeps.mk: also apply ':S,/$,,' and ':C,/(\.[^.]*)$,\1,'
+	when setting DIRDEPS prior to saving.
+
+	* dirdeps.mk: when debugging it is handy to be able to skip
+	recursing so if DEBUG_DIRDEPS contains 'norecurse' we will only
+	process the immediate DIRDEPS.
+	Also if DEBUG_DIRDEPS contains '-V' we process sections normally
+	skipped when doing 'make -V'.
+	o ensure we do not get duplicate build dirs due to someone
+	adding a trailing '/' or '/.${TARGET_SPEC}' to a DIRDEPS entry.
+	Add ':S,/$,,' when setting '__depdirs' and
+	add ':C,/(\.[^.]*)$,\1,' when setting '__qual_depdirs'.
+
+2026-04-24  Simon J Gerraty  <sjg@beast.crufty.net>
+
+	* install-mk (MK_VERSION): 20260424
+
+	* Use MK_META_AUTODEP to control use of meta.autodep.mk
+	so it can be used independently of MK_DIRDEPS_BUILD for
+	bootstrapping.
+
+	* sys.vars.mk (M_type): use :sh rather than :sh1 to avoid
+	surprises in a .for loop.
+
 2026-03-12  Simon J Gerraty  <sjg@beast.crufty.net>
 
 	* install-mk (MK_VERSION): 20260313
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/dirdeps.mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/dirdeps.mk
index 9f51713cc5d..abd3407eddf 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/dirdeps.mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/dirdeps.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# $Id: dirdeps.mk,v 1.176 2026/02/23 21:37:10 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: dirdeps.mk,v 1.178 2026/05/09 20:33:46 sjg Exp $
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010-2023, Simon J. Gerraty
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2026, Simon J. Gerraty
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2018, Juniper Networks, Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@ _debug_search = 1
 .else
 _debug_search = 0
 .endif
+.if ${DEBUG_DIRDEPS:Mno*recurse} != ""
+BUILD_DIRDEPS_RECURSE = no
+.endif
+.if ${DEBUG_DIRDEPS:M-V} != ""
+_V_READ_DIRDEPS = yes
+.endif
 
 # First off, we want to know what ${MACHINE} to build for.
 # This can be complicated if we are using a mixture of ${MACHINE} specific
@@ -720,12 +726,12 @@ DEP_DIRDEPS_BUILD_DIR_FILTER = u
 .endif
 
 # this is what we start with
-__depdirs := ${DIRDEPS:${NSkipDir}:${DEP_DIRDEPS_FILTER:ts:}:C,//+,/,g:O:u:@d@${SRCTOP}/$d@}
+__depdirs := ${DIRDEPS:${NSkipDir}:${DEP_DIRDEPS_FILTER:ts:}:C,//+,/,g:S,/$,,:O:u:@d@${SRCTOP}/$d@}
 
 # some entries may be qualified with .<machine> or .<target_spec>
 # we can tell the unqualified ones easily - because they exist
 __unqual_depdirs := ${__depdirs:@d@${exists($d):?$d:}@}
-__qual_depdirs := ${__depdirs:${__unqual_depdirs:Uno:${M_ListToSkip}}}
+__qual_depdirs := ${__depdirs:${__unqual_depdirs:Uno:${M_ListToSkip}}:C,/(\.[^.]*)$,\1,}
 
 .if ${DEP_RELDIR} == ${_DEP_RELDIR}
 # if it was called out - we likely need it.
@@ -750,16 +756,13 @@ _build_dirs += \
 	${_machines:Nhost*:@m@${__unqual_depdirs:@d@$d.$m@}@}
 
 # qualify everything now
-.if ${_debug_reldir}
-.info _build_dirs=${_build_dirs:${DEBUG_DIRDEPS_LIST_FILTER:U:N/:ts:}}
-.endif
 # make sure we do not mess with qualifying "host" entries
 _build_dirs := ${_build_dirs:M*.host*:${M_dep_qual_fixes.host:ts:}} \
 	${_build_dirs:N*.host*:${M_dep_qual_fixes:ts:}}
 # some filters can only be applied now
 _build_dirs := ${_build_dirs:${DEP_DIRDEPS_BUILD_DIR_FILTER:ts:}:O:u}
 .if ${_debug_reldir}
-.info _build_dirs=${_build_dirs:${DEBUG_DIRDEPS_LIST_FILTER:U:N/:ts:}}
+.info _build_dirs=${_build_dirs:S,^${SRCTOP}/,,:${DEBUG_DIRDEPS_LIST_FILTER:U:N/:ts:}}
 .endif
 
 .endif				# empty DIRDEPS
@@ -796,7 +799,7 @@ dirdeps: ${_build_all_dirs}
 ${_build_all_dirs}:	_DIRDEP_USE
 
 .if ${_debug_reldir}
-.info ${DEP_RELDIR}.${DEP_TARGET_SPEC}: needs: ${_build_dirs:S,^${SRCTOP}/,,:${DEBUG_DIRDEPS_LIST_FILTER:U:N/:ts:}}
+.info ${DEP_RELDIR}.${DEP_TARGET_SPEC}: needs: ${_build_all_dirs:S,^${SRCTOP}/,,:${DEBUG_DIRDEPS_LIST_FILTER:U:N/:ts:}}
 .endif
 
 # this builds the dependency graph
@@ -863,6 +866,7 @@ DIRDEPS_EXPORT_VARS =
 DEP_EXPORT_VARS =
 .endif
 
+.if ${BUILD_DIRDEPS_RECURSE:Uyes} != "no"
 # Now find more dependencies - and recurse.
 .for d in ${_build_all_dirs}
 .if !target(_dirdeps_checked.$d)
@@ -914,6 +918,7 @@ DIRDEPS =
 .endif
 .endif
 .endfor
+.endif
 
 .endif				# -V
 .endif				# BUILD_DIRDEPS
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/gendirdeps.mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/gendirdeps.mk
index ab1786f3603..85af6566840 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/gendirdeps.mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/gendirdeps.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# $Id: gendirdeps.mk,v 1.54 2025/08/12 21:36:43 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: gendirdeps.mk,v 1.55 2026/05/09 20:46:13 sjg Exp $
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011-2025, Simon J. Gerraty
+# Copyright (c) 2011-2026, Simon J. Gerraty
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2018, Juniper Networks, Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ DIRDEPS += \
 
 # what modifiers do we allow in GENDIRDEPS_FILTER
 GENDIRDEPS_FILTER_MASK += @CMNS
-DIRDEPS := ${DIRDEPS:${GENDIRDEPS_FILTER:UNno:M[${GENDIRDEPS_FILTER_MASK:O:u:ts}]*:ts:}:C,//+,/,g:O:u}
+DIRDEPS := ${DIRDEPS:${GENDIRDEPS_FILTER:UNno:M[${GENDIRDEPS_FILTER_MASK:O:u:ts}]*:ts:}:C,//+,/,g:S,/$,,:C,/(\.[^.]+)$,\1,:O:u}
 
 .if ${_debug.gendirdeps}
 .info ${RELDIR}: M2D_OBJROOTS=${M2D_OBJROOTS}
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ src_dirdep_list = \
 SRC_DIRDEPS = \
 	${src_dirdep_list:N${RELDIR}:N${RELDIR}/*:C,(/h)/.*,,}
 
-SRC_DIRDEPS := ${SRC_DIRDEPS:${GENDIRDEPS_SRC_FILTER:UN/*:ts:}:C,//+,/,g:O:u}
+SRC_DIRDEPS := ${SRC_DIRDEPS:${GENDIRDEPS_SRC_FILTER:UN/*:ts:}:C,//+,/,g:S,/$,,:C,/(\.[^.]+)$,\1,:O:u}
 
 # if you want to capture SRC_DIRDEPS in .MAKE.DEPENDFILE put
 # SRC_DIRDEPS_FILE = ${_DEPENDFILE}
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/install-mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/install-mk
index 20b24ca92ee..c272b63f2b5 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/install-mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/install-mk
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #       Simon J. Gerraty <sjg@crufty.net>
 
 # RCSid:
-#	$Id: install-mk,v 1.274 2026/03/13 05:13:00 sjg Exp $
+#	$Id: install-mk,v 1.275 2026/04/24 19:56:48 sjg Exp $
 #
 #	@(#) Copyright (c) 1994-2025 Simon J. Gerraty
 #
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #	sjg@crufty.net
 #
 
-MK_VERSION=20260313
+MK_VERSION=20260424
 OWNER=
 GROUP=
 MODE=444
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/lib.mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/lib.mk
index 708a2a1994c..68d34ada0e0 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/lib.mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/lib.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: lib.mk,v 1.86 2025/05/20 17:19:37 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: lib.mk,v 1.87 2026/04/24 19:56:01 sjg Exp $
 
 # should be set properly in sys.mk
 _this ?= ${.PARSEFILE:S,bsd.,,}
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ DLLIB ?= -ldl
 # is a waste of time, this tells meta.autodep.mk to just pick one
 # (typically ${PICO})
 # yes, 42 is a random number.
-.if ${MK_DIRDEPS_BUILD} == "yes" && ${SRCS:Uno:[\#]} > 42
+.if ${MK_META_AUTODEP} == "yes" && ${SRCS:Uno:[\#]} > 42
 OPTIMIZE_OBJECT_META_FILES ?= yes
 .endif
 
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/meta.sys.mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/meta.sys.mk
index c5fcdaa801e..846f623e60d 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/meta.sys.mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/meta.sys.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: meta.sys.mk,v 1.57 2025/08/09 22:42:24 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: meta.sys.mk,v 1.58 2026/04/24 19:56:01 sjg Exp $
 #
 #	@(#) Copyright (c) 2010-2023, Simon J. Gerraty
 #
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ META_MODE += silent=yes
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_DIRDEPS_BUILD:Uno} == "yes"
+.if ${MK_META_AUTODEP:Uno} == "yes"
 
 .if !defined(META2DEPS)
 .if defined(PYTHON) && exists(${PYTHON})
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ META2DEPS := ${META2DEPS}
 .export META2DEPS
 .endif
 
+.if ${MK_DIRDEPS_BUILD:Uno} == "yes"
 MAKE_PRINT_VAR_ON_ERROR += \
 	.ERROR_TARGET \
 	.ERROR_EXIT \
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ MAKE_PRINT_VAR_ON_ERROR += \
 
 MK_META_ERROR_TARGET = yes
 .endif
+.endif
 
 .if ${MK_META_ERROR_TARGET:Uno} == "yes"
 
@@ -121,7 +123,9 @@ _metaError: .NOMETA .NOTMAIN
 
 # Are we, after all, in meta mode?
 .if ${.MAKE.MODE:Uno:Mmeta*} != ""
+.if ${MK_META_AUTODEP:Uno} == "yes"
 MKDEP_MK ?= meta.autodep.mk
+.endif
 
 # we can afford to use cookies to prevent some targets
 # re-running needlessly
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.dependfile.mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.dependfile.mk
index 84c5c898b6a..b7515cc21bd 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.dependfile.mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.dependfile.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: sys.dependfile.mk,v 1.12 2025/08/09 22:42:24 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: sys.dependfile.mk,v 1.13 2026/04/24 19:56:01 sjg Exp $
 #
 #	@(#) Copyright (c) 2012-2023, Simon J. Gerraty
 #
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .if !target(__${.PARSEFILE}__)
 __${.PARSEFILE}__: .NOTMAIN
 
-# This only makes sense for DIRDEPS_BUILD.
+# This only makes sense for DIRDEPS_BUILD or META_AUTODEP.
 # This allows a mixture of auto generated as well as manually edited
 # dependency files, which can be differentiated by their names.
 # As per dirdeps.mk we only require:
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.dirdeps.mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.dirdeps.mk
index 2d68c0490d8..bba3bfb9c67 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.dirdeps.mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.dirdeps.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: sys.dirdeps.mk,v 1.17 2026/02/15 17:04:27 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: sys.dirdeps.mk,v 1.20 2026/04/24 19:56:01 sjg Exp $
 #
 #	@(#) Copyright (c) 2012-2023, Simon J. Gerraty
 #
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # Include from [local.]sys.mk - if doing DIRDEPS_BUILD
 # we should not be here otherwise
 MK_DIRDEPS_BUILD ?= yes
+MK_META_AUTODEP ?= yes
 # these are all implied
 MK_AUTO_OBJ ?= yes
 MK_META_MODE ?= yes
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ RELSRCTOP?= ${RELTOP}
 .undef .MAKE.DEPENDFILE
 .endif
 # just in case
-.MAKE.DEPENDFILE ?= Makefile.depend
+.MAKE.DEPENDFILE ?= ${.MAKE.DEPENDFILE_PREFIX}
 
 # Makefile.depend* often refer to DEP_MACHINE etc,
 # we need defaults for both first include in a leaf dir
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.mk
index 5b8d55e5360..600095844bd 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: sys.mk,v 1.67 2026/02/23 21:37:10 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: sys.mk,v 1.68 2026/04/24 19:56:01 sjg Exp $
 #
 #	@(#) Copyright (c) 2003-2023, Simon J. Gerraty
 #
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ OPTIONS_DEFAULT_NO += \
 
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT_DEPENDENT += \
 	AUTO_OBJ/DIRDEPS_BUILD \
+	META_AUTODEP/DIRDEPS_BUILD \
 	META_ERROR_TARGET/DIRDEPS_BUILD \
 	META_MODE/DIRDEPS_BUILD \
 	STAGING/DIRDEPS_BUILD \
@@ -105,7 +106,12 @@ OPTIONS_DEFAULT_DEPENDENT += \
 .endif
 .if ${MK_META_MODE:Uno} == "yes"
 .-include <meta.sys.mk>
-.MAKE.MODE ?= meta verbose {META_MODE}
+.MAKE.MODE ?= meta verbose ${META_MODE}
+.elif ${MK_META_AUTODEP:Uno} == "yes"
+MK_META_AUTODEP = no
+.if ${.MAKE.LEVEL} == 0
+.warning ignoring META_AUTODEP: requires META_MODE
+.endif
 .endif
 # make sure we have a harmless value
 .MAKE.MODE ?= normal
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.vars.mk b/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.vars.mk
index 7d9cd2f6641..2a6472c5866 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.vars.mk
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/sys.vars.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: sys.vars.mk,v 1.27 2026/03/13 16:02:44 sjg Exp $
+# $Id: sys.vars.mk,v 1.28 2026/04/24 19:50:26 sjg Exp $
 #
 #	@(#) Copyright (c) 2003-2023, Simon J. Gerraty
 #
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ M_sh1 = sh1
 .endif
 
 # AUTOCONF := ${autoconf:L:${M_whence}}
-M_type = @x@(${_type_sh:Utype} $x) 2> /dev/null; echo;@:${M_sh1:Ush}:[0]:N* found*:[@]:C,[()],,g
+M_type = @x@(${_type_sh:Utype} $x) 2> /dev/null; echo;@:sh:[0]:N* found*:[@]:C,[()],,g
 M_whence = ${M_type}:M/*:[1]
 
 # produce similar output to jot(1) or seq(1)
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/parse.c b/contrib/bmake/parse.c
index bbbffaa71c1..d08727253d5 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/parse.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/parse.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: parse.c,v 1.755 2026/02/10 18:53:34 sjg Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: parse.c,v 1.756 2026/04/06 17:13:55 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 #include "pathnames.h"
 
 /*	"@(#)parse.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 3/19/94"	*/
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: parse.c,v 1.755 2026/02/10 18:53:34 sjg Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: parse.c,v 1.756 2026/04/06 17:13:55 rillig Exp $");
 
 /* Detects a multiple-inclusion guard in a makefile. */
 typedef enum {
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ TryApplyDependencyOperator(GNode *gn, GNodeType op)
 	 * operator also defines a dependency, they must match.
 	 */
 	if ((op & OP_OPMASK) && (gn->type & OP_OPMASK) &&
-	    ((op & OP_OPMASK) != (gn->type & OP_OPMASK))) {
+	    (op & OP_OPMASK) != (gn->type & OP_OPMASK)) {
 		Parse_Error(PARSE_FATAL, "Inconsistent operator for %s",
 		    gn->name);
 		return false;
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/var.c b/contrib/bmake/var.c
index e6f748f04fa..44d1433b464 100644
--- a/contrib/bmake/var.c
+++ b/contrib/bmake/var.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: var.c,v 1.1179 2026/03/13 04:22:03 sjg Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: var.c,v 1.1180 2026/04/06 17:13:55 rillig Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*	"@(#)var.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 3/19/94" */
-MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: var.c,v 1.1179 2026/03/13 04:22:03 sjg Exp $");
+MAKE_RCSID("$NetBSD: var.c,v 1.1180 2026/04/06 17:13:55 rillig Exp $");
 
 /*
  * Variables are defined using one of the VAR=value assignments.  Their
@@ -3397,8 +3397,8 @@ SubNumAsc(const void *sa, const void *sb)
 {
 	NUM_TYPE a, b;
 
-	a = num_val(*((const Substring *)sa));
-	b = num_val(*((const Substring *)sb));
+	a = num_val(*(const Substring *)sa);
+	b = num_val(*(const Substring *)sb);
 	return a > b ? 1 : b > a ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -4428,7 +4428,7 @@ CheckVarname(Substring name)
 		    ch_isprint(*p)
 		    ? "Invalid character \"%c\" in variable name \"%.*s\""
 		    : "Invalid character \"\\x%02x\" in variable name \"%.*s\"",
-		    (int)(*p),
+		    (int)*p,
 		    (int)Substring_Length(name), name.start);
 	}
 }
@@ -4909,8 +4909,7 @@ Var_Stats(void)
 static int
 StrAsc(const void *sa, const void *sb)
 {
-	return strcmp(
-	    *((const char *const *)sa), *((const char *const *)sb));
+	return strcmp(*(const char *const *)sa, *(const char *const *)sb);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/bmake/Makefile.config b/usr.bin/bmake/Makefile.config
index 5ba662b3145..17005c8109d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/bmake/Makefile.config
+++ b/usr.bin/bmake/Makefile.config
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ SRCTOP?= ${.CURDIR:H:H}
 
 # things set by configure
 
-_MAKE_VERSION?=20260313
+_MAKE_VERSION?=20260508
 
 prefix?= /usr
 srcdir= ${SRCTOP}/contrib/bmake
 CC?= cc
 MAKE_OS?= 
 DEFAULT_SYS_PATH?= .../share/mk:/usr/share/mk
+MAKE_SAVE_DOLLARS_DEFAULT?= no
 
 EGREP= egrep
 CPPFLAGS+= 
diff --git a/usr.bin/bmake/config.h b/usr.bin/bmake/config.h
index fecfc2be4ad..4e4b7c9da80 100644
--- a/usr.bin/bmake/config.h
+++ b/usr.bin/bmake/config.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "bmake"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "bmake 20251111"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "bmake 20260406"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "bmake"
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE_URL ""
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "20251111"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "20260406"
 
 /* Define to 1 if the 'S_IS*' macros in <sys/stat.h> do not work properly. */
 /* #undef STAT_MACROS_BROKEN */