diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+SUBDIRS=clutter bindings doc examples 
+
+if ENABLE_GTK
+SUBDIRS += gtk
+endif
+
+pcfiles = clutter-@CLUTTER_MAJORMINOR@.pc
+
+%-@CLUTTER_MAJORMINOR@.pc: %.pc
+	cp $< $@
+
+pkgconfig_DATA = $(pcfiles)
+pkgconfigdir   = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
+
+EXTRA_DIST = clutter.pc.in
+
+CLEANFILES = $(pcfiles)
+
+DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--enable-gtk-doc --enable-python --enable-gtk
+
+# Extra clean files so that maintainer-clean removes *everything*
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = aclocal.m4 compile config.guess config.sub \
+                       configure depcomp install-sh ltmain.sh     \
+                       Makefile.in missing config.h.in