diff --git a/cde/programs/dtopen/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/dtopen/Makefile.am
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+++ b/cde/programs/dtopen/Makefile.am
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+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+dist_bin_SCRIPTS = dtopen
+
+SCRIPTFLAGS = -DCDE_INSTALLATION_TOP=${prefix} \
+	      -DCDE_CONFIGURATION_TOP=$(CDE_CONFIGURATION_TOP) \
+
+CPPTARGET = dtopen
+CPPSRC = dtopen.src
+include $(srcdir)/include/cppfile.tmpl