Makefile.am:

  Handle the case "sql_yacc.cc" is pregenerated or not, and that the
  case where the source and build tree is the same or not.


sql/Makefile.am:
  Handle the case "sql_yacc.cc" is pregenerated or not, and that the
  case where the source and build tree is the same or not.

sql/Makefile.am

@@ -148,12 +148,15 @@ mysql_tzinfo_to_sql.o:	$(mysql_tzinfo_to_sql_SOURCES)
 sql_yacc.cc:	sql_yacc.yy
 sql_yacc.h:	sql_yacc.yy
 
+# Be careful here, note that we use VPATH and might or might not have
+# a pregenerated "sql_yacc.cc" in $(srcdir) or one we just built in
+# $(builddir). And it has to work if $(srcdir) == $(builddir).
 sql_yacc.o:	sql_yacc.cc sql_yacc.h $(HEADERS)
-		@SED@ -e 's/__attribute__ ((__unused__))//' sql_yacc.cc > sql_yacc.cc-new
+		@SED@ -e 's/__attribute__ ((__unused__))//' $< > sql_yacc.cc-new
 		@MV@ sql_yacc.cc-new sql_yacc.cc
 		@echo "Note: The following compile may take a long time."
 		@echo "If it fails, re-run configure with --with-low-memory"
-		$(CXXCOMPILE) $(LM_CFLAGS) -c $<
+		$(CXXCOMPILE) $(LM_CFLAGS) -c sql_yacc.cc
 
 # This generates lex_hash.h
 # NOTE Built sources should depend on their sources not the tool