diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 248f95fd..d8319852 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15,47 +15,6 @@ function makeMakefile()
     for func in $(echo 'build' 'prebuilt' 'install' 'uninstall' 'uninstall-old' 'clean' 'clean-old' 'view'); do
 	echo -e "$func"':\n\t./setup.py $(PARAMS) '"$func"'\n'
     done
-    
-    cat <<EOF
-## Scripts for maintainers
-
-ttyponies:
-	mkdir -p "ttyponies"
-	for pony in \$\$(ls --color=no "ponies/"); do                                                       \\
-	    if [ ! "\$\$pony" = '.info' ]; then                                                             \\
-	        echo "building ttypony: \$\$pony"                                                          ;\\
-	        if [ "\`readlink "ponies/\$\$pony"\`" = '' ]; then                                          \\
-	            ponysay2ttyponysay < "ponies/\$\$pony" | tty2colourfultty -c 1 > "ttyponies/\$\$pony"  ;\\
-	            git add "ttyponies/\$\$pony"                                                           ;\\
-	        else                                                                                        \\
-                    ln -sf \`readlink "ponies/\$\$pony"\` "ttyponies/\$\$pony"                             ;\\
-		    git add "ttyponies/\$\$pony"                                                           ;\\
-	        fi                                                                                         ;\\
-	    fi                                                                                             ;\\
-	done
-	mkdir -p "extrattyponies"
-	for pony in \$\$(ls --color=no "extraponies/"); do                                                            \\
-	    if [ ! "\$\$pony" = '.info' ]; then                                                                       \\
-	        echo "building extrattypony: \$\$pony"                                                               ;\\
-	        if [ "\`readlink "extraponies/\$\$pony"\`" = '' ]; then                                               \\
-	            ponysay2ttyponysay < "extraponies/\$\$pony" | tty2colourfultty -c 1 > "extrattyponies/\$\$pony"  ;\\
-	            git add "extrattyponies/\$\$pony"                                                                ;\\
-	        else                                                                                                  \\
-                    ln -sf \`readlink "extraponies/\$\$pony"\` "extrattyponies/\$\$pony"                             ;\\
-		    git add "extrattyponies/\$\$pony"                                                                ;\\
-	        fi                                                                                                   ;\\
-	    fi                                                                                                       ;\\
-	done
-
-pdfmanual:
-	texi2pdf "manuals/ponysay.texinfo"
-	git add  "manuals/ponysay.texinfo" "ponysay.pdf"
-	for ext in \`echo aux cp cps fn ky log pg toc tp vr\`; do                \\
-	    (if [ -f "ponysay.\$\$ext" ]; then unlink "ponysay.\$\$ext"; fi);    \\
-	done
-	if [ -d "ponysay.t2d" ]; then rm -r "ponysay.t2d"; fi
-
-EOF
 }
 
 
diff --git a/dev/dist.sh b/dev/dist.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..321b0f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/dist.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+
+ttyponies()
+{
+    mkdir -p "ttyponies"
+    for pony in $(ls --color=no "ponies/"); do
+	if [ ! "$pony" = '.info' ]; then
+	    echo "building ttypony: $pony"
+	    if [ "`readlink "ponies/$pony"`" = '' ]; then
+	        ponysay2ttyponysay < "ponies/$pony" | tty2colourfultty -c 1 > "ttyponies/$pony"
+	        git add "ttyponies/$pony"
+	    else
+		ln -sf `readlink "ponies/$pony"` "ttyponies/$pony"
+		git add "ttyponies/$pony"
+	    fi
+	fi
+    done
+    mkdir -p "extrattyponies"
+    for pony in $(ls --color=no "extraponies/"); do
+	if [ ! "$pony" = '.info' ]; then
+	    echo "building extrattypony: $pony"
+	    if [ "`readlink "extraponies/$pony"`" = '' ]; then
+	        ponysay2ttyponysay < "extraponies/$pony" | tty2colourfultty -c 1 > "extrattyponies/$pony"
+	        git add "extrattyponies/$pony"
+	    else
+                ln -sf `readlink "extraponies/$pony"` "extrattyponies/$pony"
+		git add "extrattyponies/$pony"
+	    fi
+	fi
+    done
+}
+
+
+pdfmanual()
+{
+	texi2pdf "manuals/ponysay.texinfo"
+	git add  "manuals/ponysay.texinfo" "ponysay.pdf"
+	for ext in `echo aux cp cps fn ky log pg toc tp vr`; do
+	    if [ -f "ponysay.\$\$ext" ]; then
+		unlink "ponysay.$ext"
+	    fi
+	done
+	if [ -d "ponysay.t2d" ]; then
+	    rm -r "ponysay.t2d";
+	fi
+}
+
+
+[ "$1" = './dist.sh' ] && cd ..
+"$@"
diff --git a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
index 9e2703c8..e26d1f79 100644
--- a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
+++ b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo
@@ -698,14 +698,13 @@ Used in the @command{./configure} script. (Optional)
 @cindex contributing
 
 @table @command
-@item make
-Required to run @command{make -B ttyponies}.
-@item coreutils
-@command{ln} and @command{readlink} are used in the @command{ttyponies} subscript.
 @item bash
-Used in the ttyponies subscript.
+Required to run @command{dev/dist.sh}.
+@item coreutils
+@command{ln} and @command{readlink} are used in the @command{ttyponies} subscript
+of @command{dev/dist.sh}.
 @item util-say>=2
-Used by @command{make ttyponies} to build ttyponies from xterm ponies.
+Used by @command{dev/dist.sh ttyponies} to build ttyponies from xterm ponies.
 It can be downloaded at @url{https://github.com/maandree/util-say}.
 @end table
 
@@ -1435,12 +1434,12 @@ must not redefine the colours in the range 16 to 255 (inclusive).
 @cindex ttypony
 When a pony is added please also add a ttypony version, i.e. the pony files used in
 TTY, but if you don't please state so in the pull request so we do not miss the
-create it; the simplest way to do this is to run @command{make -B ttyponies} after
-adding the ponies to @file{ponies/}, running @command{make -B ttyponies} will build
+create it; the simplest way to do this is to run @command{dev/dist.sh ttyponies} after
+adding the ponies to @file{ponies/}, running @command{dev/dist.sh ttyponies} will build
 (or rebuild) all ttyponies with a pony present in @file{ponies/}, and creates all
 needed symlinks.
 
-To be able to run @command{make -B ttyponies} you must have the packages listed under
+To be able to run @command{dev/dist.sh ttyponies} you must have the packages listed under
 @ref{Dependencies for pony providers}.
 
 @cindex ponyquotes