2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 074be676b387..2e26f7fa8230 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ _TARGET=${TARGET}
 .if defined(TARGET_ARCH) && !defined(_TARGET_ARCH)
 _TARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH}
 .endif
+# for historical compatibility for xdev targets
+.if defined(XDEV)
+_TARGET=	${XDEV}
+.endif
+.if defined(XDEV_ARCH)
+_TARGET_ARCH=	${XDEV_ARCH}
+.endif
 # Otherwise, default to current machine type and architecture.
 _TARGET?=	${MACHINE}
 _TARGET_ARCH?=	${MACHINE_ARCH}
diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index ab1dadd702f1..ff49aa1cd1d7 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 11.x IS SLOW:
 	disable the most expensive debugging functionality run
 	"ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
 
+20140723:
+	The xdev targets have been converted to using TARGET and
+	TARGET_ARCH instead of XDEV and XDEV_ARCH.
+
 20140719:
 	The default unbound configuration has been modified to address
 	issues with reverse lookups on networks that use private