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    usage 1

fi

cflags=false

libs=false

while test $# -gt 0; do

    case "$1" in

    -*=*) optarg=`echo "$1" | sed 's/[-_a-zA-Z0-9]*=//'` ;;

    *) optarg= ;;

    # this deals with options in the style

    # --option=value and extracts the value part

    # [not currently used]

    -*=*) value=`echo "$1" | sed 's/[-_a-zA-Z0-9]*=//'` ;;

    *) value= ;;

    esac

    case "$1" in

    --prefix=*)

	prefix=$optarg

	;;

    --prefix)

	echo $prefix

	;;