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+#!/bin/sh
+
+rm -rf autom4te.cache
+rm -f aclocal.m4 ltmain.sh
+
+echo "Running aclocal..." ; aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS -I m4 || exit 1
+echo "Running autoheader..." ; autoheader || exit 1
+echo "Running autoconf..." ; autoconf || exit 1
+echo "Running libtoolize..." ; (libtoolize --copy --automake || glibtoolize --automake) || exit 1
+echo "Running automake..." ; automake --add-missing --copy --gnu || exit 1
+
+if [ -z "$NOCONFIGURE" ]; then
+	./configure -C "$@"
+fi