1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/mps/code/comm.gmk b/mps/code/comm.gmk
index 6ab9dec268c..2e16905eab7 100644
--- a/mps/code/comm.gmk
+++ b/mps/code/comm.gmk
@@ -430,15 +430,13 @@ endif
 # GENERIC RULES
 #
 # These generate build output in the <pfm>/<variety> directory.
-# Note that we can't used "mkdir -p" to create this directory because
-# it's broken (w.r.t. the man page) under OSF/1.
 
 # Object files
 
 define run-cc
 $(ECHO) "$(PFM): $@"
-test -d $(PFM) || mkdir $(PFM)
-test -d $(PFM)/$(VARIETY) || mkdir $(PFM)/$(VARIETY)
+mkdir -p $(PFM)
+mkdir -p $(PFM)/$(VARIETY)
 $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 endef
 
@@ -462,12 +460,21 @@ ifdef gendep
 
 $(PFM)/$(VARIETY)/%.d: %.c
         $(ECHO) "$(PFM): $@"
-        test -d $(PFM) || mkdir $(PFM)
-        test -d $(PFM)/$(VARIETY) || mkdir $(PFM)/$(VARIETY)
+        mkdir -p $(PFM)
+        mkdir -p $(PFM)/$(VARIETY)
         $(gendep)
 
 ifdef VARIETY
 ifdef TARGET
+
+# %%VARIETY: When adding a new variety, add the dependencies files for it
+# here.
+ifeq ($(VARIETY),rash)
+include $(PFM)/$(VARIETY)/mps.d
+else
+ifeq ($(VARIETY),hot)
+include $(PFM)/$(VARIETY)/mps.d
+else
 # %%PART: When adding a new part, add the dependency file macro for the new
 # part here.
 include $(MPMDEP) $(AMSDEP) $(AMCDEP) $(LODEP) \
@@ -477,6 +484,9 @@ endif
 endif
 
 endif
+endif
+
+endif
 
 # Library