diff -up hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.am.non-scripts hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.am
--- hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.am.non-scripts	2009-08-25 12:02:59.790202347 +0100
+++ hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.am	2009-08-25 12:03:32.234212568 +0100
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ dist_cmd_SCRIPTS = align.py info.py prin
 # base
 basedir = $(hplipdir)/base
 
-dist_base_SCRIPTS = base/maint.py base/codes.py base/g.py base/pml.py base/status.py  \
+dist_base_DATA = base/maint.py base/codes.py base/g.py base/pml.py base/status.py  \
 	base/__init__.py base/mfpdtf.py base/utils.py base/wifi.py \
 	base/device.py base/logger.py base/slp.py base/exif.py base/strings.py base/magic.py \
 	base/imagesize.py base/pexpect.py base/models.py base/mdns.py base/tui.py base/dime.py \
diff -up hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.in.non-scripts hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.in
--- hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.in.non-scripts	2009-08-25 12:03:37.345077328 +0100
+++ hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.in	2009-08-25 12:04:08.766078065 +0100
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ am__ptest_SOURCES_DIST = pcard/ptest.c p
 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@	fat.$(OBJEXT)
 ptest_OBJECTS = $(am_ptest_OBJECTS)
 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@ptest_DEPENDENCIES = libhpmud.la
-am__dist_base_SCRIPTS_DIST = base/maint.py base/codes.py base/g.py \
+am__dist_base_DATA_DIST = base/maint.py base/codes.py base/g.py \
 	base/pml.py base/status.py base/__init__.py base/mfpdtf.py \
 	base/utils.py base/wifi.py base/device.py base/logger.py \
 	base/slp.py base/exif.py base/strings.py base/magic.py \
@@ -3701,7 +3701,7 @@ cups_drv = prnt/drv/hpcups.drv
 
 # base
 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@basedir = $(hplipdir)/base
-@FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@dist_base_SCRIPTS = base/maint.py base/codes.py base/g.py base/pml.py base/status.py  \
+@FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@dist_base_DATA = base/maint.py base/codes.py base/g.py base/pml.py base/status.py  \
 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@	base/__init__.py base/mfpdtf.py base/utils.py base/wifi.py \
 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@	base/device.py base/logger.py base/slp.py base/exif.py base/strings.py base/magic.py \
 @FULL_BUILD_TRUE@@HPLIP_BUILD_TRUE@	base/imagesize.py base/pexpect.py base/models.py base/mdns.py base/tui.py base/dime.py \