--- loncom/build/lpml_parse.pl	2012/01/23 12:48:45	1.59
+++ loncom/build/lpml_parse.pl	2012/01/27 23:50:57	1.60
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # lpml_parse.pl - Linux Packaging Markup Language parser
 #
-# $Id: lpml_parse.pl,v 1.59 2012/01/23 12:48:45 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lpml_parse.pl,v 1.60 2012/01/27 23:50:57 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Written by Scott Harrison, codeharrison@yahoo.com
 #
@@ -1324,7 +1324,8 @@ END
 		return $result;
 	    }
             my $bflag='-b1';
-            $bflag='-b3' if $dependencies or $buildlink;
+            $bflag='-b3' if (($dependencies or $buildlink) or 
+                             ($categoryname eq 'pdf manual'));
 	    if ($tokeninfo[2]{type} eq 'private') {
 		return <<END;
 $buildtest	\@if (test -e "${sourceroot}/${source}") && (test -e "${targetroot}/${target}"); then \\