currently default_src_install is carried out in $BUILD_DIR and not in $S that means people have to do something like this: DOCS=( "${S}"/ChangeLog{,.libffi,.libgcj,.v1} "${S}"/README ) The attached patch is a bit ugly, but I don't see a better way. It will allow: DOCS=( ChangeLog{,.libffi,.libgcj,.v1} README )