How to ensure that check_SCRIPTS are added to the distribution?

Question

I realized that the python scripts that I used for testing

check_SCRIPTS = mypython.py
TESTS = mypython.py

are not included in the distribution. I found while running make distcheck. Which means that make check fails on the distribution.

What is the canonical way to add the check_SCRIPTS to the distribution?

Answer 1

As explained in the Scripts section of the GNU Automake manual scripts are not distributed by default.

You can add them to the distribution using the generic

EXTRA_DIST = $(check_SCRIPTS)

or by prefixing check_SCRIPTS with dist_ like so:

dist_check_SCRIPTS = mypython.py