Your bug report #19615: make dist tarball contains owner/group information from the build system which was filed against the automake package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 19615@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 19615: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19615 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems