Don't use a directory for a lone file

share/Makefile.am

 CLEANFILES = skins2/default.vlt
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES =
 
+appdatadir = $(datadir)/applications/
+
 iconsdatadir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/
 icons16dir = $(iconsdatadir)/16x16/apps/
 icons32dir = $(iconsdatadir)/32x32/apps/
@@ -8,14 +10,14 @@ icons48dir = $(iconsdatadir)/48x48/apps/
 icons128dir = $(iconsdatadir)/128x128/apps/
 icons256dir = $(iconsdatadir)/256x256/apps/
 
-nobase_dist_data_DATA = applications/vlc.desktop
+dist_appdata_DATA = vlc.desktop
 
-dist_vlcdata_DATA = $(DIST_icons)
-dist_icons16_DATA = $(DIST_icons16)
-dist_icons32_DATA = $(DIST_icons32)
-dist_icons48_DATA = $(DIST_icons48)
-dist_icons128_DATA = $(DIST_icons128)
-dist_icons256_DATA = $(DIST_icons256)
+dist_vlcdata_DATA = vlc.ico
+dist_icons16_DATA = vlc16x16.png vlc16x16.xpm
+dist_icons32_DATA = vlc32x32.png vlc32x32.xpm vlc32x32-christmas.xpm
+dist_icons48_DATA = vlc48x48.png vlc48x48-christmas.png
+dist_icons128_DATA = vlc128x128.png vlc128x128-christmas.png
+dist_icons256_DATA = vlc256x256.png
 
 nobase_dist_vlcdata_SCRIPTS = \
 	utils/gnome-vlc-default.sh \
@@ -60,18 +62,6 @@ DIST_rsrc = \
 	vlc_wince_rc.rc \
 	vlc_beos.rsrc
 
-DIST_icons = vlc.ico
-
-DIST_icons16 = vlc16x16.png vlc16x16.xpm
-
-DIST_icons32 = vlc32x32.png vlc32x32.xpm vlc32x32-christmas.xpm
-
-DIST_icons48 = vlc48x48.png vlc48x48-christmas.png
-
-DIST_icons128 = vlc128x128.png vlc128x128-christmas.png
-
-DIST_icons256 = vlc256x256.png
-
 DIST_skins2 = \
 	skins2/fonts/FreeSans.ttf \
 	skins2/fonts/FreeSansBold.ttf \