diff --git a/build/linux/build.sh b/build/linux/build.sh
index 80d5e84..d48d59c 100755
--- a/build/linux/build.sh
+++ b/build/linux/build.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ REVISION=$2
 SIZE=0
 
 make clean
-make
+make src-dist
+
+make clean
+make LOCALE_DIR=locale
 make dist
 
 rm -rf tbftss
diff --git a/build/win32/build.sh b/build/win32/build.sh
index 4700187..276c493 100755
--- a/build/win32/build.sh
+++ b/build/win32/build.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ cp -r music $OUT
 cp -r sound $OUT
 cp -r manual $OUT
 cp -r locale $OUT
-cp CHANGELOG $OUT
 cp LICENSE $OUT
 cp README.md $OUT
 
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 43305eb..5466c2f 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ CXXFLAGS += -g -lefence
 
 LFLAGS := `sdl2-config --libs` -lSDL2_mixer -lSDL2_image -lSDL2_ttf -lm
 
-DIST_FILES = data gfx manual music sound src LICENSE makefile* common.mk README.md CHANGELOG
+SHARED_FILES = LICENSE README.md data gfx manual music sound
+DIST_FILES = $(SHARED_FILES) locale tbftss
+SRC_DIST_FILES = $(SHARED_FILES) src makefile* common.mk CHANGELOG
 
 # linking the program.
 $(PROG): $(OBJS)
@@ -76,6 +78,16 @@ dist:
 	$(RM) -rf $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
 	mkdir $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
 	cp -r $(DIST_FILES) $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
+	tar czf $(PROG)-$(VERSION)-$(REVISION).linux-x86.tar.gz $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
+	mkdir -p dist
+	mv $(PROG)-$(VERSION)-$(REVISION).linux-x86.tar.gz dist
+	$(RM) -rf $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
+	
+# prepare an archive for the program
+src-dist:
+	$(RM) -rf $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
+	mkdir $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
+	cp -r $(SRC_DIST_FILES) $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
 	git log --oneline --decorate >$(PROG)-$(VERSION)/CHANGELOG.raw
 	tar czf $(PROG)-$(VERSION)-$(REVISION).src.tar.gz $(PROG)-$(VERSION)
 	mkdir -p dist