diff --git a/src/test/Makefile.am b/src/test/Makefile.am
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+++ b/src/test/Makefile.am
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+AM_CPPFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -g -fPIC -I$(srcdir)/ -I/usr/local/include -I../common -std=c99
+AM_LDFLAGS = -L../common -L/usr/local/lib -lgetdns 
+bin_PROGRAMS = tests_list tests_dict
+tests_list_SOURCES = tests_list.c testmessages.c
+tests_dict_SOURCES = tests_dict.c testmessages.c