2 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index afd6700ef61..ba87aa3c5d5 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-04-07  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * Makefile.in: Replace non-portable use of $< in ordinary rules.
+
 2012-04-06  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
         * minibuf.texi (Programmed Completion): Document metadata method.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/Makefile.in b/doc/lispref/Makefile.in
index 5094a3f8ab6..10ec236eaee 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/lispref/Makefile.in
@@ -106,21 +106,22 @@ html: elisp.html
 pdf: elisp.pdf
 ps: elisp.ps
 
+## Note: "<" is not portable in ordinary make rules.
 $(infodir)/elisp: $(srcs)
         $(mkinfodir)
-        $(MAKEINFO) $(MAKEINFO_OPTS) -o $@ $<
+        $(MAKEINFO) $(MAKEINFO_OPTS) -o $@ $(srcdir)/elisp.texi
 
 elisp.dvi: $(srcs)
-        $(ENVADD) $(TEXI2DVI) $<
+        $(ENVADD) $(TEXI2DVI) $(srcdir)/elisp.texi
 
 elisp.html: $(srcs)
-        $(MAKEINFO) $(MAKEINFO_OPTS) --html -o $@ $<
+        $(MAKEINFO) $(MAKEINFO_OPTS) --html -o $@ $(srcdir)/elisp.texi
 
 elisp.ps: elisp.dvi
-        $(DVIPS) -o $@ $<
+        $(DVIPS) -o $@ elisp.dvi
 
 elisp.pdf: $(srcs)
-        $(ENVADD) $(TEXI2PDF) $<
+        $(ENVADD) $(TEXI2PDF) $(srcdir)/elisp.texi
 
 .PHONY: mostlyclean clean distclean maintainer-clean infoclean