--- a
+++ b/src/kde/recoll_applet/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+SUBDIRS = $(TOPSUBDIRS)
+
+$(top_srcdir)/configure.in: configure.in.in $(top_srcdir)/subdirs
+ cd $(top_srcdir) && $(MAKE) -f admin/Makefile.common configure.in ;
+
+$(top_srcdir)/subdirs:
+ cd $(top_srcdir) && $(MAKE) -f admin/Makefile.common subdirs
+
+$(top_srcdir)/acinclude.m4: $(top_srcdir)/admin/acinclude.m4.in $(top_srcdir)/admin/libtool.m4.in
+ @cd $(top_srcdir) && cat admin/acinclude.m4.in admin/libtool.m4.in > acinclude.m4
+
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = subdirs configure.in acinclude.m4 configure.files
+
+package-messages:
+ cd $(top_srcdir) && $(MAKE) -f admin/Makefile.common package-messages
+ $(MAKE) -C po merge
+
+EXTRA_DIST = admin COPYING configure.in.in
+
+dist-hook:
+ cd $(top_distdir) && perl admin/am_edit -padmin
+ cd $(top_distdir) && $(MAKE) -f admin/Makefile.common subdirs