diff --git a/gnu/dist/fetch.sh b/gnu/dist/fetch.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Make sure we're in our directory (i.e., where this shell script is)
+echo $0
+cd `dirname $0`
+
+# Fetch sources if not available
+if [ ! -d gmake ];
+then
+	if [ ! -f make-3.80.tar.bz2 ];
+	then
+		wget  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-3.80.tar.bz2
+	fi
+
+	tar -xf make-3.80.tar.bz2 && \
+	mv make-3.80 gmake
+fi
+