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+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "Running aclocal"
+aclocal
+
+echo "Running autoheader"
+autoheader
+
+echo "Running automake"
+automake --add-missing
+
+echo "Running autoconf"
+autoconf
+
+echo ""
+echo "======================================"
+
+if [ -f config.cache ]; then
+    echo "config.cache exists.  Removing the config.cache file will force"
+    echo "the ./configure script to rerun all it's tests rather than using"
+    echo "the previously cached values."
+    echo ""
+fi
+
+echo "Now you are ready to run './configure'"
+echo "======================================"