diff --git a/jode/jode/bytecode/.cvsignore b/jode/jode/bytecode/.cvsignore
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+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/jode/jode/bytecode/Makefile.am b/jode/jode/bytecode/Makefile.am
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+## Input file for automake to generate the Makefile.in used by configure
+
+JAR = @JAR@
+JAVAC = @JAVAC@
+JIKES = @JIKES@
+CLASSPATH = @CLASSPATH@
+CLASSLIB = @CLASSLIB@
+BUILD_CLASSPATH = $(top_srcdir):$(top_builddir):$(CLASSPATH):$(CLASSLIB)
+
+MY_JAVA_FILES = \
+  BinaryInfo.java \
+  BytecodeInfo.java \
+  ClassFormatException.java \
+  ClassInfo.java \
+  ConstantPool.java \
+  FieldInfo.java \
+  GrowableConstantPool.java \
+  Handler.java \
+  InnerClassInfo.java \
+  Instruction.java \
+  LineNumber.java \
+  LocalVariableInfo.java \
+  MethodInfo.java \
+  Opcodes.java \
+  Reference.java \
+  SearchPath.java
+
+noinst_DATA = $(MY_JAVA_FILES:.java=.class)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(MY_JAVA_FILES)
+
+if HAVE_JIKES
+
+@QUOTE@-include $(top_builddir)/jode/.java.deps
+
+%.class: %.java
+	$(JIKES) -classpath $(BUILD_CLASSPATH):$(CLASSLIB) +M=$(top_builddir)/jode/.java.deps -d $(top_builddir) $<
+
+else
+
+%.class: %.java
+	$(JAVAC) -classpath $(BUILD_CLASSPATH):$(CLASSLIB) -depend -d $(top_builddir) $<
+
+endif
+
+clean-local:
+	@rm -f *.class