Corrected dist target (experimental but works)

Makefile

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ clean: clean-lib clean-doc
 mrproper: clean
 	$(call rmsg,Removing configuration.)
 	$(call qcmd,$(RM) Makefile.cfg)
-	$(call qcmd,$(RM) lib$(NAME)-*.tar.gz)
+	$(call qcmd,$(RM) -r lib$(NAME)-*)
 
 # Remake everything (clean and build).
 re: clean all
@@ -38,9 +38,16 @@ reinstall: uninstall install
 
 # Make a distribution tarball
 dist: mrproper
+	$(call bcmd,mkdir,lib$(NAME)-$(VERSION),\
+		$(MD) .dist)
+	$(call bcmd,cp,* lib$(NAME)-$(VERSION),\
+		$(CP) -R * .dist)
+	$(call qcmd,\
+		$(MV) .dist lib$(NAME)-$(VERSION))
 	$(call bcmd,tarball,lib$(NAME)-$(VERSION),\
 		tar czf lib$(NAME)-$(VERSION).tar.gz \
-		--exclude .git --transform "s|^|lib$(NAME)-$(VERSION)/|" *)
+		--exclude .git lib$(NAME)-$(VERSION))
+	$(call qcmd,$(RM) -r lib$(NAME)-$(VERSION))
 
 .PHONY: all mostlyclean mclean clean fclean mrproper re
 .PHONY: dist install uninstall reinstall

Makefile.vars

@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ endif
 
 # Directory maker
  MD := mkdir -p
+# Copier
+ CP := cp
+# Mover
+ MV := mv
 # Symbolic link maker
  LN := ln -sf
 # File remover