diff -rup a/manual/Makefile b/manual/Makefile

--- a/manual/Makefile	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600

+++ b/manual/Makefile	2012-05-07 15:18:52.443176136 -0600

@@ -232,7 +232,11 @@ ifdef objpfx

 .PHONY: stubs

 stubs: $(objpfx)stubs

 endif

-$(objpfx)stubs ../po/manual.pot $(objpfx)stamp%:

+$(objpfx)stubs ../po/manual.pot:

+	$(make-target-directory)

+	touch $@

+

+$(objpfx)stamp%:

 	$(make-target-directory)

 	touch $@