diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/add.h b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/add.h
index 5bbaa2e9ebdc..fe9b5fa29c7e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/add.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/add.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: add.h,v 1.3 1993/09/05 04:53:47 jkh Exp $ */
+/* $Id: add.h,v 1.4 1994/12/06 00:51:31 jkh Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * FreeBSD install - a package for the installation and maintainance
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern char	*Directory;
 extern char	*PkgName;
 extern char	*PlayPen;
 extern add_mode_t AddMode;
+extern char	*Home;
 
 int		make_hierarchy(char *);
 void		extract_plist(char *, Package *);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/main.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/main.c
index 341b700b46eb..e8b053b4baae 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char *rcsid = "$Id: main.c,v 1.4 1993/09/14 19:53:01 jkh Exp $";
+static char *rcsid = "$Id: main.c,v 1.5 1994/12/06 00:51:33 jkh Exp $";
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ char	*Group		= NULL;
 char	*PkgName	= NULL;
 char	*Directory	= NULL;
 char	*PlayPen	= NULL;
+char	*Home		= NULL;
 add_mode_t AddMode	= NORMAL;
 
 int
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/perform.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/perform.c
index f5f5f07ca9c3..da64fae6d00e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/perform.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/perform.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static const char *rcsid = "$Id: perform.c,v 1.12 1994/11/17 10:53:21 jkh Exp $";
+static const char *rcsid = "$Id: perform.c,v 1.13 1994/12/06 00:51:34 jkh Exp $";
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pkg_do(char *pkg)
 	    return 1;
 	}
 	sb.st_size *= 4;
-	(void)make_playpen(PlayPen, sb.st_size);
+	Home = make_playpen(PlayPen, sb.st_size);
 	if (unpack(pkg_fullname, NULL))
 	    return 1;
 
@@ -142,13 +142,28 @@ pkg_do(char *pkg)
     for (p = Plist.head; p ; p = p->next) {
 	if (p->type != PLIST_PKGDEP)
 	    continue;
-	if (Verbose)
-	    printf("Checking dependency on package list `%s'\n", p->name);
 	if (!Fake && vsystem("pkg_info -e %s", p->name)) {
-	    whinge("Package `%s' depends on missing package `%s'%s.", PkgName,
+	    char tmp[120];
+
+	    sprintf(tmp, "%s/%s.tgz", Home, p->name);
+	    if (fexists(tmp)) {
+		if (Verbose)
+		    printf("Package `%s' depends on `%s':  Trying to load it.\n", PkgName, p->name);
+		if (vsystem("pkg_add %s", tmp)) {
+		    whinge("Autoload of dependency package `%s' failed!%s",
+			   p->name, Force ? " (proceeding anyway)" : "");
+		    if (!Force)
+			code++;
+		}
+		else if (Verbose)
+		    printf("Dependency `%s' loaded successfully.\n", p->name);
+	    }
+	    else {
+	    	whinge("Package `%s' depends on missing package `%s'%s.", PkgName,
 		   p->name, Force ? " (proceeding anyway)" : "");
-	    if (!Force)
-		code++;
+	    	if (!Force)
+		    code++;
+	    }
 	}
     }
     if (code != 0)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/create.h b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/create.h
index e0ee4ccacefa..e64cf29366ac 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/create.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/create.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: create.h,v 1.5 1994/05/19 18:27:38 alm Exp $ */
+/* $Id: create.h,v 1.6 1994/12/06 00:51:35 jkh Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * FreeBSD install - a package for the installation and maintainance
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern char	*Require;
 extern char	*PlayPen;
 extern char	*ExcludeFrom;
 extern char	*Mtree;
+extern char	*Pkgdeps;
 extern int	Dereference;
 
 void		check_list(char *, Package *);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/main.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/main.c
index 623d7d117a6d..e3058dd3c392 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static const char *rcsid = "$Id: main.c,v 1.7 1994/05/19 18:27:40 alm Exp $";
+static const char *rcsid = "$Id: main.c,v 1.8 1994/12/06 00:51:36 jkh Exp $";
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static const char *rcsid = "$Id: main.c,v 1.7 1994/05/19 18:27:40 alm Exp $";
 #include "lib.h"
 #include "create.h"
 
-static char Options[] = "YNhvf:p:c:d:i:k:r:t:X:D:m:";
+static char Options[] = "YNhvf:p:P:c:d:i:k:r:t:X:D:m:";
 
 char	*Prefix		= NULL;
 char	*Comment        = NULL;
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ char	*Require	= NULL;
 char	*PlayPen	= NULL;
 char	*ExcludeFrom	= NULL;
 char	*Mtree		= NULL;
+char	*Pkgdeps	= NULL;
 int	Dereference	= 0;
 
 int
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    Mtree = optarg;
 	    break;
 
+	case 'P':
+	    Pkgdeps = optarg;
+	    break;
+
 	case '?':
 	default:
 	    usage(prog_name, NULL);
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ usage(const char *name, const char *fmt, ...)
     fprintf(stderr, "-k script  de-install script\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-D file    install notice\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-m file    mtree spec for directories\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "-P pkgs    set package dependency list to pkgs\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-p prefix  install prefix will be arg\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-r script  pre/post requirements script\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "-t temp    use temp as template for mktemp()\n");
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
index 6d15ef8e3864..fb72a5114e01 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static const char *rcsid = "$Id: perform.c,v 1.13 1994/11/17 10:54:11 jkh Exp $";
+static const char *rcsid = "$Id: perform.c,v 1.14 1994/12/06 00:51:37 jkh Exp $";
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ pkg_perform(char **pkgs)
     else
 	suffix = "tgz";
 
+    /* Stick the dependencies, if any, at the top */
+    while (Pkgdeps) {
+	cp = strsep(&Pkgdeps, " \t\n");
+        if (*cp) {
+	    add_plist(&plist, PLIST_PKGDEP, cp);
+	}
+    }
+
     /* Slurp in the packing list */
     read_plist(&plist, pkg_in);
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
index c2fc2bb99cac..e5424a9e85b7 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)pkg_create.8
-.\"	$Id: pkg_create.1,v 1.11 1995/01/05 10:22:51 jkh Exp $	
+.\"	$Id: pkg_create.1,v 1.12 1995/01/05 10:37:09 jkh Exp $	
 .\" hacked up by John Kohl for NetBSD--fixed a few bugs, extended keywords,
 .\" added dependency tracking, etc.
 .\"
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Op Fl YNhv
+.Op Fl P Ar pkgs
 .Op Fl p Ar prefix
 .Op Fl f Ar contents
 .Op Fl i Ar iscript
@@ -99,6 +100,14 @@ to be the install procedure for the package.  This can be any
 executable program (or shell script).  It will be invoked automatically
 when the package is later installed.
 .Em "Optional."
+.It Fl P Ar pkgs
+Sets the initial package dependency list to
+.Ar pkgs.
+This is assumed to be a whitespace separated list of package names
+and is meant as a convenient shorthand for specifying multiple
+.Cm @pkgdep
+directives in the packing list (see PACKING LIST DETAILS section below).
+.Em "Optional."
 .It Fl p Ar prefix
 Sets
 .Ar prefix