bin_PROGRAMS = $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS) should work. * automake.in (am_install_var): For `PROGRAMS' primary, strip `$(EXEEXT)' here already, so the name uniquifying works even when we look at names repeatedly, with inconsistent executable extension; through variable references, we might have added the extension ourselves earlier. (handle_programs): No need to strip `$(EXEEXT)' here any more. * tests/extra8.test: New test. * tests/Makefile.am: Update. * THANKS: Update. Report by Daniel Richard G. Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>