more fixes fixing things to be fixed

apt.mk

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MANDATORY = $(MANDATORY) APT_PACKAGES
+MANDATORY = $(shell printenv MANDATORY) APT_PACKAGES
 
 pull-apt:
 	# nop

compose-file.mk

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MANDATORY-compose-file = DEPLOY_HOSTS DEPLOY_TYPE SSH_USER DEPLOY_COMPOSE_FILE DEPLOY_COMPOSE_PROJECT
+MANDATORY = $(shell printenv MANDATORY) SSH_USER DEPLOY_COMPOSE_FILE DEPLOY_COMPOSE_PROJECT
 
 ifndef DOCKER_LOGIN
 DOCKER_LOGIN = 0

cron.mk

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MANDATORY-cron = true
+MANDATORY = $(shell printenv MANDATORY) CRON_USER 
 
 start-cron:
 	@- echo "\n### starting..."

helm.mk

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MANDATORY-helm = K8S_CONTEXT HELM_CHART_NAME HELM_CHART_PATH HELM_VALUES_FILE NAMESPACE
+MANDATORY = $(shell printenv MANDATORY) K8S_CONTEXT HELM_CHART_NAME HELM_CHART_PATH HELM_VALUES_FILE NAMESPACE
 # helm
 #
 # deploys helm charts on k8s via helm

k8s.mk

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # deploys k8s
 
-MANDATORY = K8S_CONTEXT
+MANDATORY = $(shell printenv MANDATORY) K8S_CONTEXT
 
 start-k8s:
 	@- echo "\n### starting deployment with k8s"

kustomize.mk

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MANDATORY = K8S_CONTEXT KUSTOMIZE_FOLDER NAMESPACE
+MANDATORY = $(shell printenv MANDATORY) K8S_CONTEXT KUSTOMIZE_FOLDER NAMESPACE
 # kustomize
 #
 # this uses kustomize to install stuff on k8s

simple.mk

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#MANDATORY = $(MANDATORY) DEPLOY_PATH
-
-# copy
+# simple 
 #
 # this just rsyncs the stuff to the remote server(s) and runs
 # build.sh, pre-/post-deploy, pre-/post-local, start.sh, etc.
 
+ifndef DEPLOY_StART_DELAY
+DEPLOY_START_DELAY = 0
+endif
+
 pull-simple:
 	# nop
 	

swarm.mk

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-MANDATORY = DEPLOY_PATH DEPLOY_NAME DEPLOY_HOSTS DEPLOY_TYPE
-
 pull-swarm:
 
 start-swarm:

tf.mk

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MANDATORY = $(MANDATORY) TF_FLAGS
+MANDATORY = $(shell printenv MANDATORY) TF_FLAGS
 
 # tf
 #