diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index bec8f8683f..9f207438ee 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ include @top_srcdir@/Makefile.init
 #   install      -- ??todo??
 #
 
+GTKSHEET_DIR := @GTKSHEET_DIR@
+
 ######################################################################
 # See Makefile.common for information about these variables.
 CLEAN_SUBDIRS := XmHTML-1.1.0 ComboBox-1.33 Xbae-4.6.2-linas
+CLEAN_SUBDIRS += ${GTKSHEET_DIR}
 ######################################################################
 
 all:
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ motif:
 	@cd Xbae-4.6.2-linas; $(MAKE) default
 
 gnome:
+	@cd ${GTKSHEET_DIR};  $(MAKE) default
 
 qt:
 
diff --git a/lib/README b/lib/README
index 54a56170b7..22cb204fa3 100644
--- a/lib/README
+++ b/lib/README
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ urlget:
      http://www.fts.frontec.se/~dast/curl/
      Its now called "curl", not "urlget".
 
+gtksheet:
+  -- This is the basis for the GNOME version's register.
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