Adding miscellaneous files to autotools

Question

I have a data files of precalculated data, which should be included in my project under test subdirectory, so that test unit can read them and compare calculated results with what they're supposed to be. Doing make dist there are not included in the final tarball. How do I tell automake to include them?

Answer 1

Use EXTRA_DIST. See the "Basics of Distribution" section in the manual.