To reproduce build falure (before the fix):
$ mkdir <builddir>
$ cd <builddir>
$ ../condigure --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-docs
$ make src/conf/help.cc V=1
rst2man.py ./doc/help.rst > src/conf/help.cc.1
/bin/sh: src/conf/help.cc.1: No such file or directory
Makefile:1976: recipe for target 'src/conf/help.cc' failed
make: *** [src/conf/help.cc] Error 1
$(RST2MAN) $(top_builddir)/$(SRC_DOC) > $@
cp $@ $(top_srcdir)/$(BOOTSTRAP_DOC)
$(AUTOGEN_HELP): $(CUSTOM_HELP)
+ $(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@)
$(RST2MAN) $(top_builddir)/$(CUSTOM_HELP) > $@.1
$(top_srcdir)/genhelp.sh $@.1 $@
cp $@ $(top_srcdir)/$(BOOTSTRAP_HELP)