diff --git a/libs/glibmm2/SConscript b/libs/glibmm2/SConscript
index 42b716c998..99524f2f5a 100644
--- a/libs/glibmm2/SConscript
+++ b/libs/glibmm2/SConscript
@@ -12,8 +12,20 @@ glibmm2.Append(CXXFLAGS='-DHAVE_CONFIG_H')
 glibmm2.Append(CXXFLAGS='-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED')
 glibmm2.Append(CXXFLAGS='-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\\\"glibmm\\\"')
 
-glibmm2_configure_script = glibmm2.Command ('configure', 'configure.ac', 'cd libs/glibmm2; ./autogen.sh; cd -', ENV=os.environ)
-glibmm2_config_h = glibmm2.Command('glibmmconfig.h', [glibmm2_configure_script, 'glibmmconfig.h.in'], 'cd libs/glibmm2; ./configure; cd -', ENV=os.environ)
-
 libglibmm2 = glibmm2.StaticLibrary('glibmm2', glibmm2_files)
-Default([glibmm2_config_h, libglibmm2])
+
+if os.path.exists ('CVS'):
+   glibmm2_configure_script = glibmm2.Command ('configure', 'configure.ac', 'cd libs/glibmm2; ./autogen.sh; cd -', ENV=os.environ)
+   glibmm2_config_h = glibmm2.Command('glibmmconfig.h', [glibmm2_configure_script, 'glibmmconfig.h.in'], 'cd libs/glibmm2; ./configure; cd -', ENV=os.environ)
+   Default([glibmm2_config_h, libglibmm2])
+else:
+   Default([libglibmm2])
+
+
+env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
+                                     [ 'SConscript', 'glibmm.h','glibmmconfig.h'] +
+				     glibmm2_files + 
+				     glob.glob('glibmm/*.h') +
+				     glob.glob('glibmm/private/*.h')
+				     ))
+
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2/atk/SConscript b/libs/gtkmm2/atk/SConscript
index f0f18d4d12..63db8c8ab2 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2/atk/SConscript
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2/atk/SConscript
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ atkmm.Merge([libraries['glibmm2'], libraries['gtk2'], libraries['sigc2'] ])
 
 libatkmm = atkmm.StaticLibrary('atkmm', atkmm_files)
 Default(libatkmm)
+
+env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
+                                     [ 'SConscript', 'atkmm.h'] + 
+				     atkmm_files + 
+				     glob.glob('atkmm/*.h') +
+				     glob.glob('atkmm/private/*.h')
+				     ))
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2/gdk/SConscript b/libs/gtkmm2/gdk/SConscript
index 05c5288d51..5f76e0c809 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2/gdk/SConscript
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2/gdk/SConscript
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ gdkmm2.Merge([libraries['glibmm2'], libraries['gtk2'], libraries['sigc2'], libra
 
 libgdkmm2 = gdkmm2.StaticLibrary('gdkmm2', gdkmm2_files)
 Default(libgdkmm2)
+
+env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
+                                     [ 'SConscript', 'gdkmmconfig.h', 'gdkmm.h'] + 
+				     gdkmm2_files + 
+				     glob.glob('gdkmm/*.h') +
+				     glob.glob('gdkmm/private/*.h')
+				     ))
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2/gtk/SConscript b/libs/gtkmm2/gtk/SConscript
index ecf8417230..f293f96016 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2/gtk/SConscript
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2/gtk/SConscript
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ gtkmm2.Merge([libraries['glibmm2'], libraries['gtk2'], libraries['sigc2'], libra
 
 libgtkmm2 = gtkmm2.StaticLibrary('gtkmm2', gtkmm2_files)
 Default(libgtkmm2)
+
+env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
+                                     [ 'SConscript', 'gtkmmconfig.h', 'gtkmm.h'] + 
+				     gtkmm2_files + 
+				     glob.glob('gtkmm/*.h') +
+				     glob.glob('gtkmm/private/*.h')
+				     ))
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript b/libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript
index f869598895..dc7f67cb14 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@ pangomm.Merge([libraries['glibmm2'], libraries['pango'], libraries['sigc2']])
 
 libpangomm = pangomm.StaticLibrary('pangomm', pangomm_files)
 Default(libpangomm)
+
+env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
+                                     [ 'SConscript', 'pangomm.h'] + 
+				     pangomm_files + 
+				     glob.glob('pangomm/*.h') +
+				     glob.glob('pangomm/private/*.h')
+				     ))
diff --git a/libs/libglademm/SConscript b/libs/libglademm/SConscript
index b2a506013d..b71141ccee 100644
--- a/libs/libglademm/SConscript
+++ b/libs/libglademm/SConscript
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ libglademm.Merge([libraries['gtk2'], libraries['glade2'], libraries['sigc2'], li
 libglade = libglademm.StaticLibrary('libglademm', libglademm_files)
 
 Default(libglade)
+
+env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
+                                     [ 'SConscript', 'libglademmconfig.h', 'libglademm.h'] +
+				     libglademm_files + 
+				     glob.glob('libglademm/*.h') +
+				     glob.glob('libglademm/private/*.h')
+				     ))
diff --git a/libs/libgnomecanvasmm/SConscript b/libs/libgnomecanvasmm/SConscript
index c53d218d94..e49c1d8ef6 100644
--- a/libs/libgnomecanvasmm/SConscript
+++ b/libs/libgnomecanvasmm/SConscript
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ gnomecanvasmm.Merge([libraries['glibmm2'], libraries['gtk2'], libraries['sigc2']
 
 libgnomecanvasmm = gnomecanvasmm.StaticLibrary('libgnomecanvasmm', gnomecanvasmm_files)
 Default(libgnomecanvasmm)
+
+env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
+                                     [ 'SConscript', 'libgnomecanvasmmconfig.h', 'libgnomecanvasmm.h'] +
+				     gnomecanvasmm_files + 
+				     glob.glob('libgnomecanvasmm/*.h') +
+				     glob.glob('libgnomecanvasmm/private/*.h')
+				     ))