diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
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+## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
+
+# Examples
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
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+## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
+
+# Scripts to be distributed in bindir
+binscripts = 
+
+# Scripts to be distributed in pythondir
+pythonscripts = ctautils.py
+
+# Distribute scripts
+EXTRA_DIST         = $(binscripts) $(pythonscripts)
+binscriptsdir      = $(bindir)
+binscripts_DATA    = $(binscripts)
+pythonscriptsdir   = $(pythondir)
+pythonscripts_DATA = $(pythonscripts)
+
+# Add hook rule to make binscripts executable
+install-data-hook:
+	@list='$(binscripts_DATA)';\
+	for p in $$list; do \
+	  if test -f "$$p"; then chmod +x "$(DESTDIR)$(binscriptsdir)/$$p"; fi; \
+	done