diff --git a/buildconf b/buildconf
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ac62e0abc0f3d095fb4f1d5a6970c42c5f1d9fbe
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+automake
+aclocal
+autoheader
+autoconf