Index: head/sys/boot/common/interp_forth.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/common/interp_forth.c
+++ head/sys/boot/common/interp_forth.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "bootstrap.h"
 #include "ficl.h"
 
-extern char bootprog_rev[];
+extern unsigned bootprog_rev;
 
 /* #define BFORTH_DEBUG */
 
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@
 
     /* Export some version numbers so that code can detect the loader/host version */
     ficlSetEnv(bf_sys, "FreeBSD_version", __FreeBSD_version);
-    ficlSetEnv(bf_sys, "loader_version", 
-	       (bootprog_rev[0] - '0') * 10 + (bootprog_rev[2] - '0'));
+    ficlSetEnv(bf_sys, "loader_version", bootprog_rev);
 
     /* try to load and run init file if present */
     if (rc == NULL)
Index: head/sys/boot/common/newvers.sh
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/common/newvers.sh
+++ head/sys/boot/common/newvers.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 #r=`head -n 6 $1 | tail -n 1 | awk -F: ' { print $1 } '`
 r=`awk -F: ' /^[0-9]\.[0-9]+:/ { print $1; exit }' $1`
 
-echo "char bootprog_name[] = \"FreeBSD/${3} ${2}\";" > $tempfile
-echo "char bootprog_rev[] = \"${r}\";" >> $tempfile
-echo "char bootprog_date[] = \"${t}\";" >> $tempfile
-echo "char bootprog_maker[] = \"${u}@${h}\";" >> $tempfile
+echo "char bootprog_info[] = \"FreeBSD/${3} ${2}, Revision ${r}\\n(${t} ${u}@${h})\\n\";" > $tempfile
+echo "unsigned bootprog_rev = ${r%%.*}${r##*.};" >> $tempfile
 mv $tempfile vers.c
Index: head/sys/boot/efi/loader/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/efi/loader/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/efi/loader/main.c
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@
 
 #include "loader_efi.h"
 
-extern char bootprog_name[];
-extern char bootprog_rev[];
-extern char bootprog_date[];
-extern char bootprog_maker[];
+extern char bootprog_info[];
 
 #ifdef BOOT_FORTH
 /*
@@ -409,9 +406,7 @@
 	printf("EFI Firmware: %S (rev %d.%02d)\n", ST->FirmwareVendor,
 	    ST->FirmwareRevision >> 16, ST->FirmwareRevision & 0xffff);
 
-	printf("\n");
-	printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-	printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 
 	/*
 	 * Disable the watchdog timer. By default the boot manager sets
Index: head/sys/boot/i386/loader/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/i386/loader/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/i386/loader/main.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* from vers.c */
-extern	char bootprog_name[], bootprog_rev[], bootprog_date[], bootprog_maker[];
+extern	char bootprog_info[];
 
 /* XXX debugging */
 extern char end[];
@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@
     /* detect PCI BIOS for future reference */
     biospci_detect();
 
-    printf("\n");
-    printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-    printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+    printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 
     extract_currdev();				/* set $currdev and $loaddev */
     setenv("LINES", "24", 1);			/* optional */
Index: head/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/loader.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/loader.h
+++ head/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/loader.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 int	md_load64(char *args, vm_offset_t *modulep);
 
 /* vers.c */
-extern char		bootprog_name[], bootprog_rev[];
-extern char		bootprog_date[], bootprog_maker[];
+extern char		bootprog_info[];
 
 #endif /* !_BOOT_LOADER_H_ */
Index: head/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/mips/beri/loader/main.c
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@
 	}
 	extract_currdev(bootinfop);
 
-	printf("\n");
-	printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-	printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 #if 0
 	printf("bootpath=\"%s\"\n", bootpath);
 #endif
Index: head/sys/boot/ofw/common/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/ofw/common/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/ofw/common/main.c
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@
 struct arch_switch	archsw;		/* MI/MD interface boundary */
 
 extern char end[];
-extern char bootprog_name[];
-extern char bootprog_rev[];
-extern char bootprog_date[];
-extern char bootprog_maker[];
+extern char bootprog_info[];
 
 u_int32_t	acells, scells;
 
@@ -127,9 +124,7 @@
 		if (devsw[i]->dv_init != NULL)
 			(devsw[i]->dv_init)();
 
-	printf("\n");
-	printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-	printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 	printf("Memory: %lldKB\n", memsize() / 1024);
 
 	OF_getprop(chosen, "bootpath", bootpath, 64);
Index: head/sys/boot/pc98/loader/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/pc98/loader/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/pc98/loader/main.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 void			exit(int code);
 
 /* from vers.c */
-extern	char bootprog_name[], bootprog_rev[], bootprog_date[], bootprog_maker[];
+extern	char bootprog_info[];
 
 /* XXX debugging */
 extern char end[];
@@ -186,9 +186,7 @@
 	initial_bootinfo->bi_extmem = bios_extmem / 1024;
     }
 
-    printf("\n");
-    printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-    printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+    printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 
     extract_currdev();				/* set $currdev and $loaddev */
     setenv("LINES", "24", 1);			/* optional */
Index: head/sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/powerpc/kboot/main.c
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@
 struct arch_switch	archsw;
 extern void *_end;
 
-extern char bootprog_name[];
-extern char bootprog_rev[];
-extern char bootprog_date[];
-extern char bootprog_maker[];
+extern char bootprog_info[];
 
 int kboot_getdev(void **vdev, const char *devspec, const char **path);
 ssize_t kboot_copyin(const void *src, vm_offset_t dest, const size_t len);
@@ -119,9 +116,7 @@
 	archsw.arch_autoload = kboot_autoload;
 	archsw.arch_loadaddr = kboot_loadaddr;
 
-	printf("\n");
-	printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-	printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 
 	setenv("currdev", bootdev, 1);
 	setenv("loaddev", bootdev, 1);
Index: head/sys/boot/powerpc/ps3/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/powerpc/ps3/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/powerpc/ps3/main.c
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@
 struct arch_switch	archsw;
 extern void *_end;
 
-extern char bootprog_name[];
-extern char bootprog_rev[];
-extern char bootprog_date[];
-extern char bootprog_maker[];
+extern char bootprog_info[];
 
 int ps3_getdev(void **vdev, const char *devspec, const char **path);
 ssize_t ps3_copyin(const void *src, vm_offset_t dest, const size_t len);
@@ -133,9 +130,7 @@
 	archsw.arch_readin = ps3_readin;
 	archsw.arch_autoload = ps3_autoload;
 
-	printf("\n");
-	printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-	printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 	printf("Memory: %lldKB\n", maxmem / 1024);
 
 	env_setenv("currdev", EV_VOLATILE, ps3_fmtdev(&currdev),
Index: head/sys/boot/sparc64/loader/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/sparc64/loader/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/sparc64/loader/main.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 #include "libofw.h"
 #include "dev_net.h"
 
-extern char bootprog_name[], bootprog_rev[], bootprog_date[], bootprog_maker[];
+extern char bootprog_info[];
 
 enum {
 	HEAPVA		= 0x800000,
@@ -891,9 +891,7 @@
 	env_setenv("loaddev", EV_VOLATILE, bootpath,
 	    env_noset, env_nounset);
 
-	printf("\n");
-	printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-	printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 	printf("bootpath=\"%s\"\n", bootpath);
 
 	/* Give control to the machine independent loader code. */
Index: head/sys/boot/uboot/common/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/uboot/common/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/uboot/common/main.c
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@
 };
 
 extern char end[];
-extern char bootprog_name[];
-extern char bootprog_rev[];
-extern char bootprog_date[];
-extern char bootprog_maker[];
+extern char bootprog_info[];
 
 extern unsigned char _etext[];
 extern unsigned char _edata[];
@@ -431,9 +428,7 @@
 	cons_probe();
 	printf("Compatible U-Boot API signature found @%p\n", sig);
 
-	printf("\n");
-	printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-	printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 	printf("\n");
 
 	dump_sig(sig);
Index: head/sys/boot/userboot/userboot/main.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/boot/userboot/userboot/main.c
+++ head/sys/boot/userboot/userboot/main.c
@@ -51,10 +51,7 @@
 struct loader_callbacks *callbacks;
 void *callbacks_arg;
 
-extern char bootprog_name[];
-extern char bootprog_rev[];
-extern char bootprog_date[];
-extern char bootprog_maker[];
+extern char bootprog_info[];
 static jmp_buf jb;
 
 struct arch_switch archsw;	/* MI/MD interface boundary */
@@ -101,9 +98,7 @@
 	 */
 	cons_probe();
 
-	printf("\n");
-	printf("%s, Revision %s\n", bootprog_name, bootprog_rev);
-	printf("(%s, %s)\n", bootprog_maker, bootprog_date);
+	printf("\n%s", bootprog_info);
 #if 0
 	printf("Memory: %ld k\n", memsize() / 1024);
 #endif