#pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
#pkgconfig_DATA = comedilib.pc
-EXTRA_DIST = debian m4 comedilib.spec
+## with automake 1.8, putting the m4 directory in EXTRA_DIST is not needed, and
+## causes 'make distcheck' to fail, by way of 'make distdir' failing when builddir != srcdir
+## and srcdir is read-only.
+EXTRA_DIST = debian comedilib.spec autogen.sh
ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = RUBY_PREFIX='$${prefix}'
+## ruby binding is excluded from distcheck because setup.rb doesn't support uninstall
+DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = RUBY_PREFIX='$${prefix}' --disable-ruby-binding
dist-hook:
rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name CVS`