--- man/Makefile.orig	Sat Dec  4 12:52:20 1999
+++ man/Makefile	Sat Dec  4 12:52:35 1999
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
 	@echo "nothing to make"
 
 $(MANDIR):
-	-mkdir $(MANDIR)
+	-mkdir -p $(MANDIR)
 
 $(MAN1DIR): $(MANDIR)
-	-mkdir $(MAN1DIR)
+	-mkdir -p $(MAN1DIR)
 
 install-one: $(MAN1DIR)
 	for mantarget in $(MAN1FILES) ; do \