diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6ed300a195..93ef142173 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-10-13  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* examples/manual/Makefile.am: $< isn't portable in Makefile
+	rules.
+
 2004-10-13  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
 
 	* docs/gst/tmpl/gstobject.sgml:
diff --git a/examples/manual/Makefile.am b/examples/manual/Makefile.am
index 9b11187cf6..6a4dc43c7b 100644
--- a/examples/manual/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/manual/Makefile.am
@@ -24,28 +24,28 @@ EXAMPLES = \
 	init popt queue threads $(GST_LOADSAVE_SRC)
 
 dynamic.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/dynamic.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/dynamic.xml
 
 elementmake.c elementget.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/elements-api.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/elements-api.xml
 
 gnome.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/gnome.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/gnome.xml
 
 helloworld.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/helloworld.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/helloworld.xml
 
 init.c popt.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/init-api.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/init-api.xml
 
 queue.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/queues.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/queues.xml
 
 threads.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/threads.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/threads.xml
 
 xml-mp3.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/xml.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/xml.xml 
 
 # we use some of the examples as testsuite apps, to verify that
 # they actually run
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile.am b/tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile.am
index 9b11187cf6..6a4dc43c7b 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile.am
@@ -24,28 +24,28 @@ EXAMPLES = \
 	init popt queue threads $(GST_LOADSAVE_SRC)
 
 dynamic.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/dynamic.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/dynamic.xml
 
 elementmake.c elementget.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/elements-api.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/elements-api.xml
 
 gnome.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/gnome.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/gnome.xml
 
 helloworld.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/helloworld.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/helloworld.xml
 
 init.c popt.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/init-api.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/init-api.xml
 
 queue.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/queues.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/queues.xml
 
 threads.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/threads.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/threads.xml
 
 xml-mp3.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/xml.xml
-	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $<
+	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/xml.xml 
 
 # we use some of the examples as testsuite apps, to verify that
 # they actually run