diff --git a/devel/cvs2p4/Makefile b/devel/cvs2p4/Makefile
index 44a14eacd99c..dd79e109f123 100644
--- a/devel/cvs2p4/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cvs2p4/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ COMMENT=	CVS to Perforce Converter
 USE_REINPLACE=	yes
 REINPLACE_ARGS=	-i ""
 NO_BUILD=	yes
+SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
+PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
 
 PERFORCE_PORT?=	1666
 
diff --git a/devel/cvs2p4/pkg-message b/devel/cvs2p4/files/pkg-message.in
similarity index 57%
rename from devel/cvs2p4/pkg-message
rename to devel/cvs2p4/files/pkg-message.in
index b837d4ad3655..ae3e7909bad8 100644
--- a/devel/cvs2p4/pkg-message
+++ b/devel/cvs2p4/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ************************************************************************
-Go to /usr/local/cvs2p4, and follow the instructions described in the
+Go to %%PREFIX%%/cvs2p4, and follow the instructions described in the
 README file.
-
-(Replace /usr/local above with ${PREFIX} as appropriate)
 ************************************************************************
diff --git a/devel/p4db/Makefile b/devel/p4db/Makefile
index 927f771f2796..9a8b5d8c9b0d 100644
--- a/devel/p4db/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p4db/Makefile
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ COMMENT=	Web/Perforce Browser
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p4:${.CURDIR}/../perforce
 
 USE_PERL5=	yes
-
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
 PATCH_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}
+SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
+PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
 
 FQDN!=		hostname
-P4DB_HOME=	${LOCALBASE}/perforce/${PORTNAME}
+P4DB_HOME=	${PREFIX}/perforce/${PORTNAME}
 
 # These variables are all configurable.
 PERFORCE_USER?=		p4admin
diff --git a/devel/p4db/pkg-message b/devel/p4db/files/pkg-message.in
similarity index 55%
rename from devel/p4db/pkg-message
rename to devel/p4db/files/pkg-message.in
index dec91a1f5ca6..7c869d1ffe31 100644
--- a/devel/p4db/pkg-message
+++ b/devel/p4db/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ************************************************************************
-To launch your p4db site, edit /usr/local/perforce/p4db/P4DB.conf and
-configure the web server to make /usr/local/perforce/p4db/www
+To launch your p4db site, edit %%LOCALBASE%%/perforce/p4db/P4DB.conf and
+configure the web server to make %%LOCALBASE%%/perforce/p4db/www
 viewable.  For example:
 
-    Alias /p4db/ "/usr/local/perforce/p4db/www/"
-    <Directory "/usr/local/perforce/p4db/www">
+    Alias /p4db/ "%%LOCALBASE%%/perforce/p4db/www/"
+    <Directory "%%LOCALBASE%%/perforce/p4db/www">
         AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
         DirectoryIndex index.cgi
         Options ExecCGI
@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ viewable.  For example:
         Allow from all
     </Directory>
 
-(Replace /usr/local with your ${PREFIX} as appropriate)
 ************************************************************************
diff --git a/devel/php-xdebug/Makefile b/devel/php-xdebug/Makefile
index d4b6b6ab582f..a84479e5efb0 100644
--- a/devel/php-xdebug/Makefile
+++ b/devel/php-xdebug/Makefile
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ USE_PHP=	yes
 USE_PHPIZE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-xdebug --with-php-config=${PREFIX}/bin/php-config
 CONFIGURE_TARGET=	--target=${MACHINE_ARCH}-unknown-freebsd${OSREL}
+SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
-
-post-build:
-	@${SED} "s|%%PREFIX%%|${PREFIX}|g;s|%%PHP_EXT_DIR%%|${PHP_EXT_DIR}|g" \
-		< ${.CURDIR}/pkg-message > ${PKGMESSAGE}
+SUB_LIST=	PHP_EXT_DIR=${PHP_EXT_DIR}
 
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/lib/php/${PHP_EXT_DIR}
diff --git a/devel/php-xdebug/pkg-message b/devel/php-xdebug/files/pkg-message.in
similarity index 100%
rename from devel/php-xdebug/pkg-message
rename to devel/php-xdebug/files/pkg-message.in