--- a/Makefile.in	Sat Jul 19 02:34:11 2008 +0000
+++ b/Makefile.in	Wed Jul 23 11:11:30 2008 +0000
@@ -788,6 +788,14 @@
 	    fi \
 	  done \
 	fi
+	if test -d $(srcdir)/debian; then \
+	  mkdir $(distdir)/debian; \
+	  for f in $(srcdir)/debian/*; do \
+	    if test -f $$f; then \
+	      cp -p $$f $(distdir)/debian; \
+	    fi \
+	  done \
+	fi
 
 # Build a Mac OS X bundle. This is meaningless anywhere else
 @GUI_COCOA_TRUE@all-local: