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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test -e ./.autotools_aux || mkdir .autotools_aux
+
+libtoolize -cq
+aclocal -I m4 --install           # Generate aclocal
+autoconf                          # Generate configure script 
+autoheader                        # Generate config.h
+automake --add-missing --copy     # Generate Makefile.in and other scripts