diff --git a/doc/examples/makefile.am b/doc/examples/makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15d1a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/examples/makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+## @id $Id$
+
+##       1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8
+## 45678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS = exceptionhandling smartpointer
+
+exceptionhandling_SOURCES = exceptionhandling.cxx
+exceptionhandling_CPPFLAGS = -I${top_srcdir}/src
+exceptionhandling_LDFLAGS = -L${top_builddir}/src
+exceptionhandling_LDADD = -lmrw
+
+smartpointer_SOURCES = smartpointer.cxx
+smartpointer_CPPFLAGS = -I${top_srcdir}/src
+smartpointer_LDFLAGS = -L${top_builddir}/src
+smartpointer_LDADD = -lmrw
+
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = makefile.in
\ No newline at end of file