diff --git a/etc/.distr b/etc/.distr
index fbdea24c8..bbf41210f 100644
--- a/etc/.distr
+++ b/etc/.distr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Makefile
+proto.make
 em_table
 new_table
 pop_push
diff --git a/etc/proto.make b/etc/proto.make
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07e9af42e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/proto.make
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# $Header$
+
+#PARAMS		do not remove this line!
+
+h=$(TARGET_HOME)/h
+c=$(SRC_HOME)/util/data
+
+FILES= \
+$h/em_spec.h \
+$h/em_pseu.h \
+$h/em_mnem.h \
+$c/em_flag.c \
+$c/em_pseu.c \
+$c/em_mnem.c
+
+$(FILES):       $(SRC_DIR)/etc/em_table
+		cd $(SRC_DIR)/etc ; new_table $h $c
+
+install:	$(FILES)
+
+distr:		$(FILES)
+
+opr:
+		make pr ^ opr
+pr:
+		@cd $(SRC_DIR) ; pr proto.make em_table new_table pop_push traps
+
+clean:
+		-rm -f *.old
+
+cmp :           # do nothing