--- a/jdk/make/mksample/Makefile	Thu Aug 25 17:18:12 2011 -0700
+++ b/jdk/make/mksample/Makefile	Wed Aug 31 13:48:04 2011 +0200
@@ -49,8 +49,16 @@
 
 include $(BUILDDIR)/common/Subdirs.gmk
 
+TOPLEVEL_FILES =							\
+	$(SAMPLEDIR)/README
+
 all build clean clobber::
 	$(SUBDIRS-loop)
 
+all build:: $(TOPLEVEL_FILES)
+
+$(SAMPLEDIR)/%: $(SAMPLESRCDIR)/%
+	$(install-file)
+
 clobber clean ::
 	$(RM) -r $(SAMPLEDIR)