makefile fixes: close #12178

Author: vtjnash

Makefile

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ endif
 julia-deps: | $(DIRS) $(build_datarootdir)/julia/base $(build_datarootdir)/julia/test $(build_docdir) $(build_sysconfdir)/julia/juliarc.jl $(build_man1dir)/julia.1
 	@$(MAKE) $(QUIET_MAKE) -C deps
 
-julia-base: julia-deps
+julia-base: julia-deps $(build_docdir)/helpdb.jl
 	@$(MAKE) $(QUIET_MAKE) -C base
 
 julia-libccalltest:
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ $(eval $(call std_dll,gcc_s_seh-1))
 endif
 $(eval $(call std_dll,ssp-0))
 endif
+define stringreplace
+	$(build_bindir)/stringreplace $$(strings -t x - $1 | grep '$2' | awk '{print $$1;}') '$3' 255 "$(call cygpath_w,$1)"
+endef
 
 install: $(build_bindir)/stringreplace doc/_build/html
 	@$(MAKE) $(QUIET_MAKE) all
@@ -368,9 +371,6 @@ else ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
 endif
 
 	# Overwrite JL_SYSTEM_IMAGE_PATH in julia library
-define stringreplace
-	$(build_bindir)/stringreplace $$(strings -t x - $1 | grep '$2' | awk '{print $$1;}') '$3' 255 "$(call cygpath_w,$1)"
-endef
 	$(call stringreplace,$(DESTDIR)$(private_libdir)/libjulia.$(SHLIB_EXT),sys.$(SHLIB_EXT)$$,$(private_libdir_rel)/sys.$(SHLIB_EXT))
 	$(call stringreplace,$(DESTDIR)$(private_libdir)/libjulia-debug.$(SHLIB_EXT),sys-debug.$(SHLIB_EXT)$$,$(private_libdir_rel)/sys-debug.$(SHLIB_EXT))
 endif