diff --git a/ase/cmd/awk/makefile.am b/ase/cmd/awk/makefile.am
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+
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = aseawk aseawk++
+
+aseawk_SOURCES = awk.c
+aseawk___SOURCES = Awk.cpp
+
+aseawk_LDADD = -L../../lib/cmn -L../../lib/awk -L../../lib/utl -laseawk -lasecmn
+aseawk___LDADD = -laseawk++ 
diff --git a/ase/cmd/makefile.am b/ase/cmd/makefile.am
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+SUBDIRS = awk 
+DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)