> Instead, it is a run-time requirement caused by the
> --enable-mainter switch.
>
> I was not aware that --enable-maintainer-mode has anything to do
> with help2man.
Mhmm, I'm probably wrong: It doesn't hurt that dependencies to create
man pages are active even in a normal build (since those man page are
always there).
> I still believe that the fix for this, if there is one, belongs in
> missing and/or automake, not texinfo.
What about having a prerequisite for all man pages: If help2man is
found, and --enable-maintainer-mode is active, simply delete *all* man
pages before rebuilding them.
Werner