--- Makefile.am.orig	2017-10-08 21:32:39 UTC
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pkgdata_DATA = README COPYING ChangeLog NEWS AUTHORS
+#pkgdata_DATA = README COPYING ChangeLog NEWS AUTHORS
 SUBDIRS = adept include benchmark test
 # The test/ directory does not use automake so we need to specify the
 # files that will be included in the distribution