--- Mk/bsd.port.mk	Sun Jul 23 09:39:49 2006
+++ Mk/bsd.port.mk	Mon Jul 31 20:41:12 2006
@@ -1967,6 +1967,11 @@ 
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	gs:${PORTSDIR}/${GHOSTSCRIPT_PORT}
 .endif
 
+# Ensure that ports without a configure step know about CC and CXX.
+.if !defined(HAS_CONFIGURE) && !defined(PERL_CONFIGURE)
+MAKE_ENV+=	CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}"
+.endif
+
 # Macro for doing in-place file editing using regexps
 REINPLACE_ARGS?=	-i.bak
 REINPLACE_CMD?=	${SED} ${REINPLACE_ARGS}