--- parrot-current/config/gen/makefiles/docs.in	2009-12-05 22:17:34.000000000 -0500
+++ parrot-andy/config/gen/makefiles/docs.in	2009-12-05 22:13:44.950527587 -0500
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2006, Parrot Foundation.
-# $Id: docs.in 42900 2009-12-05 13:51:11Z jkeenan $
+# $Id: docs.in 42898 2009-12-05 01:42:30Z jkeenan $
 
 # Setup of some commands
 PERL    := @perl@
 CHMOD   := @chmod@
 MKPATH  := @mkpath@
+TOUCH   := @touch@
 RM_F    := @rm_f@
 RM_RF   := @rm_rf@
 PERLDOC := @perldoc@
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 
 # The default target
-all: doc-prep packfile-c.pod $(POD)
+all: packfile-c.pod $(POD)
 
 # This is a listing of all targets, that are meant to be called by users
 # Most of them are proxied in the root makefile parrot/Makefile
@@ -33,15 +34,18 @@
 	@echo "  html-clean:        Remove the generated HTML documentation."
 	@echo ""
 
+$(POD): doc-prep
+
 doc-prep:
 	$(MKPATH) ops
+	$(TOUCH) doc-prep
 
 packfile-c.pod: ../src/packfile.c
 #IF(new_perldoc):	$(PERLDOC) -ud packfile-c.pod ../src/packfile.c
 #ELSE:	$(PERLDOC) -u ../src/packfile.c > packfile-c.pod
 
 clean:
-	$(RM_F) packfile-c.pod $(POD)
+	$(RM_F) packfile-c.pod $(POD) doc-prep
 
 html: all
 	$(PERL) -I../lib ../tools/docs/write_docs.pl --silent --version=$(VERSION)