diff --git a/alliance/src/debian/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/debian/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01cc35a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alliance/src/debian/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+SUBDIRS    = patches source
+
+EXTRA_DIST = control \
+             copyright \
+             changelog \
+             rules \
+             alliance.doc-base \
+             alliance.postinst \
+             alliance.postrm \
+             compat \
+             docs
diff --git a/alliance/src/debian/patches/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/debian/patches/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8b28e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alliance/src/debian/patches/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+EXTRA_DITS =
diff --git a/alliance/src/debian/source/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/debian/source/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ce440c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alliance/src/debian/source/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+EXTRA_DIST = format