1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 20d55907..174b19b4 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 SUBDIRS = intl lib plugins plugins-scripts po
 
 EXTRA_DIST = config.rpath \
-        ABOUT-NLS CODING FAQ LEGAL REQUIREMENTS SUPPORT \
+        ABOUT-NLS CODING FAQ LEGAL REQUIREMENTS SUPPORT THANKS \
         Helper.pm contrib pkg nagios-plugins.spec.in
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I lib
@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@ solpkg:
         $(INSTALL) pkg/solaris/pkginfo $(BUILDDIR)
         cd $(BUILDDIR) && $(PERL) ../$(PKGSCRIPT) ../$(PACKDIR)
 
+THANKS: THANKS.in AUTHORS
+        perl -e ' @a=<>; print sort by_last_field @a; sub by_last_field { ($$a1) = $$a =~ /\s(\w+)$$/; ($$b1) = $$b =~ /\s(\w+)$$/; $$a1 cmp $$b1}' AUTHORS | cat THANKS.in - > $@
+
 pkgclean:
         rm -rf $(BUILDDIR) $(PACKDIR)