1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib-src/makefile.w32-in b/lib-src/makefile.w32-in
index d1d764bcdec..338ac4528de 100644
--- a/lib-src/makefile.w32-in
+++ b/lib-src/makefile.w32-in
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ lisp2 = \
         $(lispsource)window.elc \
         $(lispsource)version.el
 
+# This is needed the first time we build the tree, since temacs.exe
+# does not exist yet, and the DOC rule needs it to rebuild DOC whenever
+# Emacs is rebuilt.
+../src/$(BLD)/temacs.exe:
+        - mkdir "../src/$(OBJDIR)"
+        - mkdir "../src/$(BLD)"
+        @echo temacs > temacs.exe
+        $(CP) temacs.exe ../src/$(BLD)
+        - $(DEL) temacs.exe
 
 DOC           = DOC
 $(DOC):         $(BLD) $(BLD)/make-docfile.exe ../src/$(BLD)/temacs.exe $(lisp1) $(lisp2)