diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8f8bcb7f45..9673f94bbc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2005-12-12  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gst/gstpluginfeature.c: (gst_plugin_feature_finalize),
+	(gst_plugin_feature_load):
+          more meaningful debug output
+	* configure.ac:
+	* tests/Makefile.am:
+	* tests/old/examples/Makefile.am:
+          make make distcheck happy again
+
 2005-12-12  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c: (stop_typefinding):
diff --git a/gst/gstpluginfeature.c b/gst/gstpluginfeature.c
index b2c0bdcfb0..0e1f6ebe30 100644
--- a/gst/gstpluginfeature.c
+++ b/gst/gstpluginfeature.c
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ gst_plugin_feature_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
   GstPluginFeature *feature = GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (object);
 
-  GST_DEBUG ("finalizing feature %p", feature);
+  GST_DEBUG ("finalizing feature %p: '%s'", feature,
+      GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (feature));
   g_free (feature->name);
   g_free (feature->plugin_name);
 
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ gst_plugin_feature_load (GstPluginFeature * feature)
   g_return_val_if_fail (feature != NULL, FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PLUGIN_FEATURE (feature), FALSE);
 
-  GST_DEBUG ("loading plugin for feature %p", feature);
+  GST_DEBUG ("loading plugin for feature %p; '%s'", feature,
+      GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_NAME (feature));
   if (feature->loaded)
     return feature;
 
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 452906f6ea..23ff192b73 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS = \
 	check \
 	examples \
 	misc
-	
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am b/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
index 1a107635cc..bcb38a9efa 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ dirs =
 
 SUBDIRS = $(dirs)
 
-DIST_SUBDIRS = $(dirs)
+DIST_SUBDIRS = $(dirs) 
+