diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index de9eed200a4..96f7a6ea91e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ AutoTest.Net/
 # Installshield output folder
 [Ee]xpress/
 
+# dumpdoc generated files
+doc/html/class_list
+
 # DocProject is a documentation generator add-in
 DocProject/buildhelp/
 DocProject/Help/*.HxT
diff --git a/doc/base/classes.xml b/doc/base/classes.xml
index 46bc8997ff3..25278f24440 100644
--- a/doc/base/classes.xml
+++ b/doc/base/classes.xml
@@ -20966,7 +20966,7 @@
 			<argument index="0" name="linear_velocity" type="Vector2">
 			</argument>
 			<description>
-			Set the body linear velocity. Can be used sporadically, but[b] DONT SET THIS IN EVERY FRAME [b], because physics may be running in another thread and definitely runs at a different granularity. Use [_integrate_forces] as your process loop if you want to have precise control of the body state.
+			Set the body linear velocity. Can be used sporadically, but[b] DONT SET THIS IN EVERY FRAME [/b], because physics may be running in another thread and definitely runs at a different granularity. Use [_integrate_forces] as your process loop if you want to have precise control of the body state.
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="get_linear_velocity" qualifiers="const" >
@@ -20980,7 +20980,7 @@
 			<argument index="0" name="angular_velocity" type="real">
 			</argument>
 			<description>
-			Set the body angular velocity. Can be used sporadically, but[b] DONT SET THIS IN EVERY FRAME [b], because physics may be running in another thread and definitely runs at a different granularity. Use [_integrate_forces] as your process loop if you want to have precise control of the body state.
+			Set the body angular velocity. Can be used sporadically, but[b] DONT SET THIS IN EVERY FRAME [/b], because physics may be running in another thread and definitely runs at a different granularity. Use [_integrate_forces] as your process loop if you want to have precise control of the body state.
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="get_angular_velocity" qualifiers="const" >
diff --git a/doc/make_doc.sh b/doc/make_doc.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aa9b47cd464..a76f568bfc1
--- a/doc/make_doc.sh
+++ b/doc/make_doc.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 #! /bin/bash
-cd html/class_list
-python ../../../tools/docdump/makehtml.py -multipage ../../base/classes.xml
-cd ../..
+here="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+godotHome=$(dirname "$here")
+docTarget=${here}/html/class_list
+toolsRoot=${godotHome}/tools
+
+throw() {
+    echo "$@" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+[ -d "$docTarget" ] || mkdir -p "$docTarget" || throw "Could not create doc target $docTarget"
+
+cd "$docTarget"
+python ${toolsRoot}/docdump/makehtml.py -multipage ${here}/base/classes.xml
+cd "$here"