http://bugs.gentoo.org/296891

--- SCRIBES/Makefile.am
+++ SCRIBES/Makefile.am
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
 	rm -f $(python_files) $(python_files).tmp
 	$(edit) $(python_in_files) > $(python_files).tmp
 	mv $(python_files).tmp $(python_files)
-	if [ -d $(scribesdir) ]; then \
-		echo "removing " $(scribesdir) ;\
-		rm -rf $(scribesdir) ;\
-		echo "removed " $(scribesdir) ;\
-	fi
 
 scribes_PYTHON = \
 	info.py \