Index: Makefile
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--- Makefile	(revision 418843)
+++ Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DEFAULT_COLORS IPV6 NLS SSL DOCS
-OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	SSL
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DEFAULT_COLORS IPV6 NLS SSL DOCS EXTERNALS
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	SSL EXTERNALS
 DEFAULT_COLORS_DESC=	Colors support
+EXTERNALS_DESC=	External application support
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 NLS_USES=	gettext iconv
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@
 DOCS_MAKE_ARGS=		helpdir=${L_HELP} docdir=${DOCSDIR}
 L_HELP=			${PREFIX}/share/lynx_help
 
+EXTERNALS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=externs
+
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSSL}