diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4e0d4d6..b88b146 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 /scripts/run-game
 /*.log
 /.envrc
+/gnu/
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index efe2406..78c9cb7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ SOURCES = 					\
   game/render/hero.scm \
   game/main.scm 
 
-
-EXTRA_DIST = 					\
-  $(SOURCES)					\
-  assets/images \
+asset_files = \
   assets/images/simples_pimples.png \
   assets/images/lr_penguin2.png \
   assets/images/glamshot.png \
-  assets/levels \
-  assets/levels/level-1.map \
+  assets/levels/level1.tmx \
+  assets/levels/tiles.tsx \
+  assets/levels/level-1.map
+nobase_dist_pkgdata_DATA = $(asset_files)
+
+EXTRA_DIST = 					\
+  $(SOURCES)					\
+  $(asset_files)				\
   README.org
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 1c9648b..5f221a3 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -140,9 +140,33 @@ build instructions and sources and outputs.
 I followed the instructions at [[https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2023/from-development-environments-to-continuous-integrationthe-ultimate-guide-to-software-development-with-guix/][Ultimate Guide to Software Development
 with Guix]] .
 
+To add the assets we need to define them
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC
+asset_files = \
+  assets/images/simples_pimples.png \
+  assets/images/lr_penguin2.png \
+  assets/images/glamshot.png \
+  assets/levels/level1.tmx \
+  assets/levels/tiles.tsx \
+  assets/levels/level-1.map
+
+nobase_dist_pkgdata_DATA = $(asset_files)
+
+...
+EXTRA_DIST = 					\
+  $(SOURCES)				\
+  $(subdir_files)
+  README.org
+
+#+END_SRC
+
+
+see [[https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Data.html#Data][Architecture independent datafiles section of the automake manual.]]
 
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC shell
 guix pack -L .guix/modules bloatrunner
 #+END_SRC
 
+Generates a 750Mb  installed folder structure with everything in it, theoretically
diff --git a/channel.scm b/channel.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73a6b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channel.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+;; This file lets us present this repo as a Guix channel.
+
+(channel
+  (version 0)
+  (directory ".guix/modules"))  ;look for package modules under .guix/modules/