diff -up hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.am.non-scripts hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.am
--- hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.am.non-scripts	2009-08-04 22:37:39.000000000 +0100
+++ hplip-3.9.8/Makefile.am	2009-08-28 10:58:04.488778060 +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 \