diff --git a/src/client/Makefile.am b/src/client/Makefile.am
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--- a/src/client/Makefile.am
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@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-bin_PROGRAMS = distren
-distren_SOURCES = distren.c
-distren_LDADD = @DISTLIBS_LDADD@ libdistren.la
-distren_LDFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_LDFLAGS@
-distren_CFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_CFLAGS@
-
-
-include_HEADERS = distren.h
-
-#see http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_106.html#SEC106
-#libdistren:
-
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libdistren.la
-
-libdistren_la_SOURCES = distren.h libdistren.h libdistren.c libdistren_job.c libdistren_unbias.c libdistren_config.c
-#evidently the following should not be LDADD, but LDFLAGS because automake doesn't like the idea of LDADD for libraries for some reason... or I am very confused
-libdistren_la_LIBADD = @DISTLIBS_LDADD@ @top_builddir@/src/common/libdistrencommon.la
-libdistren_la_CFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_CFLAGS@ -I@top_srcdir@/src/common
-
-#see http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_91.html
-# either increase the revision number or the interface number each release!
-libdistren_la_LDFLAGS = @DISTLIBS_LDFLAGS@ -version-info 0:0:0