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+#!/bin/sh
+#set -e
+
+srcdir=`dirname $0`
+
+#ACLOCAL_FLAGS="-I ${srcdir}/m4 ${ACLOCAL_FLAGS}"
+
+fail() {
+    status=$?
+    echo "Last command failed with status $status in directory $(pwd)."
+    echo "Aborting"
+    exit $status
+}
+
+# Refresh GNU autotools toolchain: libtool
+echo "Removing libtool cruft"
+rm -f ltmain.sh config.guess config.sub
+echo "Running libtoolize"
+libtoolize --copy --force || fail
+
+# Refresh GNU autotools toolchain: aclocal autoheader
+echo "Removing aclocal cruft"
+rm -f aclocal.m4
+echo "Running aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
+aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || fail
+echo "Removing autoheader cruft"
+rm -f config.h.in src/config.h.in
+echo "Running autoheader"
+autoheader || fail
+
+# Refresh GNU autotools toolchain: automake
+echo "Removing automake cruft"
+rm -f depcomp install-sh missing mkinstalldirs
+rm -f stamp-h*
+echo "Running automake"
+automake --add-missing --gnu || fail
+
+# Refresh GNU autotools toolchain: autoconf
+echo "Removing autoconf cruft"
+rm -f configure
+rm -rf autom4te*.cache/
+echo "Running autoconf"
+autoconf
+
+# Autoupdate config.sub and config.guess 
+# from GNU CVS
+WGET=`which wget`
+if [ "x$WGET" != "x" ]; then
+    echo "Autoupdate config.sub and config.guess (y/n)?"
+    read IN
+    if [ "$IN" = "y" ] || [ "$IN" = "Y" ]; then
+	wget -O tmpfile http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/config/config/config.guess
+	mv tmpfile config.guess
+	wget -O tmpfile http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/config/config/config.sub
+	mv tmpfile config.sub
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Could not autoupdate config.sub and config.guess"
+fi
+
+echo "Finished!"
+