diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 9f78dd9056b..0f254f1b491 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ Installation/config/support/S96-TAUCSDARWIN -text
 Installation/config/support/S97-TAUCSFREEBSDATLAS -text
 Installation/config/support/S98-TAUCSIRIX32 -text
 Installation/config/support/S99-TAUCSIRIX64 -text
+Installation/demo/GNUmakefile -text
+Installation/examples/GNUmakefile -text
 Interpolation/doc_tex/Interpolation/nn_coords.eps -text
 Interpolation/doc_tex/Interpolation/nn_coords.gif -text svneol=unset#unset
 Interpolation/doc_tex/Interpolation/nn_coords.ipe -text
diff --git a/Installation/changes.txt b/Installation/changes.txt
index 7ad65067185..ffe0fbd9411 100644
--- a/Installation/changes.txt
+++ b/Installation/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+17 May 2006 Joachim Reichel
+- examples/GNUmakefile and demo/GNUmakefile added
+
 13 April 2006 Laurent Rineau
 - make lib_menu exit if the setup is not correct, in non-interactive mode.
 
diff --git a/Installation/demo/GNUmakefile b/Installation/demo/GNUmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d4d469086e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Installation/demo/GNUmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+all:
+	@for DIR in *; do \
+	  if test "x$$DIR" != xGNUmakefile; then \
+	    $(MAKE) -C $$DIR; \
+	  fi; \
+	done
+
+clean:
+	@for DIR in *; do \
+	  if test "x$$DIR" != xGNUmakefile; then \
+	    $(MAKE) -C $$DIR; \
+	  fi; \
+	done
+	
+
+
diff --git a/Installation/examples/GNUmakefile b/Installation/examples/GNUmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d4d469086e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Installation/examples/GNUmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+all:
+	@for DIR in *; do \
+	  if test "x$$DIR" != xGNUmakefile; then \
+	    $(MAKE) -C $$DIR; \
+	  fi; \
+	done
+
+clean:
+	@for DIR in *; do \
+	  if test "x$$DIR" != xGNUmakefile; then \
+	    $(MAKE) -C $$DIR; \
+	  fi; \
+	done
+	
+
+