diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
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+SUBDIRS = \
+	auc \
+	$(NULL)
+
+# The `:;' works around a Bash 3.2 bug when the output is not writeable.
+$(srcdir)/package.m4: $(top_srcdir)/configure.ac
+	:;{ \
+               echo '# Signature of the current package.' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_NAME],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_NAME)])' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_TARNAME],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)])' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_VERSION],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_VERSION)])' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_STRING],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_STRING)])' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)])'; \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_URL],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_URL)])'; \
+             } >'$(srcdir)/package.m4'
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	testsuite.at \
+	$(srcdir)/package.m4 \
+	$(TESTSUITE) \
+	$(NULL)
+
+TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/testsuite
+
+DISTCLEANFILES = \
+	atconfig \
+	$(NULL)
+
+check-local: atconfig $(TESTSUITE)
+	$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' $(TESTSUITEFLAGS)
+
+installcheck-local: atconfig $(TESTSUITE)
+	$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' AUTOTEST_PATH='$(bindir)' \
+		$(TESTSUITEFLAGS)
+
+clean-local:
+	test ! -f '$(TESTSUITE)' || \
+		$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' --clean
+
+AUTOM4TE = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/missing --run autom4te
+AUTOTEST = $(AUTOM4TE) --language=autotest
+$(TESTSUITE): $(srcdir)/testsuite.at $(srcdir)/package.m4
+	$(AUTOTEST) -I '$(srcdir)' -o $@.tmp $@.at
+	mv $@.tmp $@