-ifneq ($(outdir),./out)
-$(outdir)/%.1: out/%.1
- cp $< $@
-endif
-
# We must invoke the generated $(outdir)/help2man script instead of
# the help2man.pl source, which means that the buildscripts directory
# must be built first.
# cases. Four more explaining what a line comment is, and that it may
# be parsed, same here.
-HELP2MAN_COMMAND = $(PERL) $(builddir)/buildscripts/$(outbase)/help2man $< > $@
+HELP2MAN_COMMAND = $(PERL) $(top-build-dir)/buildscripts/$(outbase)/help2man $< > $@
+ifeq ($(strip $(CROSS)),no)
$(outdir)/%.1: $(outdir)/%
$(HELP2MAN_COMMAND)
+else
+# When cross building, some manpages will not build because the
+# executable does not run. We assume the manpages to be generated
+# during a previous compile for the build host, with config=for-build,
+# in the directory $(outdir)-for-build.
+$(outdir)/%.1: $(outdir:%=%-for-build)/%.1
+ cp $< $@
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(outdir),./out)
+$(outdir)/%.1: out/%.1
+ cp $< $@
+endif