convenience targets for make doc_py, doc_dna, doc_man

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/doc/manpage/blender.1.py b/doc/manpage/blender.1.py
index 40234300994..21df42a4082 100644
--- a/doc/manpage/blender.1.py
+++ b/doc/manpage/blender.1.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import subprocess
 import os
+import sys
 
 import time
 import datetime
@@ -43,10 +44,15 @@ def man_format(data):
 
     return data
 
+# allow passing blender as argument
+if sys.argv[-1].endswith(os.sep + "blender"):
+    blender_bin = sys.argv[-1]
+else:
+    blender_bin = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../blender.bin")
 
-blender_bin = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../blender.bin")
-
-blender_help = subprocess.Popen([blender_bin, "--help"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].decode()
+cmd = [blender_bin, "--help"]
+print("  executing:", " ".join(cmd))
+blender_help = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].decode()
 
 blender_version = subprocess.Popen([blender_bin, "--version"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].decode().strip()
 blender_version = blender_version.split("Build")[0]