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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+autoreconf --force --install --symlink --warnings=all
+
+args="\
+--sysconfdir=/etc \
+--localstatedir=/var \
+--prefix=/usr \
+--enable-silent-rules"
+
+./configure CFLAGS="-g -O2 $CFLAGS" $args "$@"
+make clean