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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test -n "$srcdir" || srcdir=`dirname "$0"`
+test -n "$srcdir" || srcdir=.
+
+olddir=`pwd`
+
+cd "$srcdir"
+test -d m4 || mkdir m4
+autoreconf -fvi || exit $?
+
+cd "$olddir"
+test -n "$NOCONFIGURE" || ./configure "$@"