diff --git a/cde/programs/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/Makefile.am
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+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+SUBDIRS = backdrops icons dthelp dsdm dtmail dtpad dtfile dtwm dtlogin \
+        dtsession dthello dtstyle dtexec dtdbcache dticon dtterm dtcalc \
+	dtaction dtspcd dtscreen dtksh dtcm dtsearchpath dtappbuilder \
+	dtappintegrate dtprintegrate dtconfig dtcreate dtprintinfo fontaliases \
+	dtdspmsg ttsnoop dtimsstart dtdocbook dtpdm dtsr dtpdmd dtinfo types \
+	localized tttypes util dtopen nsgmls