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+#!/bin/sh
+LIBTOOLIZE=libtoolize
+if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ] ; then
+  LIBTOOLIZE=glibtoolize
+fi
+aclocal && \
+	autoheader && \
+	$LIBTOOLIZE && \
+	autoconf && \
+	automake --add-missing --copy