diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 71f115f..fdd49e2 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ src/H5PartTypes.h -text
 src/Makefile.am -text
 src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.cc -text
 src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.hh -text
+src/bindings/C++/Makefile.am -text
 src/bindings/Fortran/H5BlockF.c -text
 src/bindings/Fortran/H5BlockF90.inc -text
 src/bindings/Fortran/H5PartF.c -text
 src/bindings/Fortran/H5PartF90.inc -text
 src/bindings/Fortran/TestUnderscore.f -text
 src/bindings/Fortran/TestUnderscoreC.c -text
+src/bindings/Makefile.am -text
 src/h5/H5.h -text
 src/h5/Makefile.am -text
 src/h5/attribs.c -text
diff --git a/src/bindings/C++/Makefile.am b/src/bindings/C++/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c8c213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bindings/C++/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+HDF5ROOT = @HDF5ROOT@
+
+# COMPILERS
+CC = @CC@
diff --git a/src/bindings/Makefile.am b/src/bindings/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbaf452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bindings/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SUBDIRS = @BINDINGS@
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