diff --git a/make/install-files.mk b/make/install-files.mk
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/install-files.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+LOCAL_FILES  ?= $(filter-out CVS .git Makefile, $(wildcard *))
+TARGET_DIR   ?= $(PREFIX)/share
+TARGET_MODE  ?= 440
+TARGET_OWNER ?= root
+TARGET_GROUP ?= root
+
+all:
+install: install.done
+clean: done.clean
+distclean:
+
+done.clean:
+	rm -f *.done
+
+install.done:
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -m $(TARGET_MODE) -o $(TARGET_OWNER) -g $(TARGET_GROUP) $(LOCAL_FILES) $(TARGET_DIR)/
+	touch $@
+