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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Run this script to build samba from GIT.
+
+## insert all possible names (only works with 
+## autoconf 2.x)
+TESTAUTOHEADER="autoheader autoheader-2.53 autoheader2.50 autoheader259 autoheader253"
+TESTAUTOCONF="autoconf autoconf-2.53 autoconf2.50 autoconf259 autoconf253"
+
+AUTOHEADERFOUND="0"
+AUTOCONFFOUND="0"
+
+
+##
+## Look for autoheader 
+##
+for i in $TESTAUTOHEADER; do
+	if which $i > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		if test `$i --version | head -n 1 | cut -d.  -f 2 | sed "s/[^0-9]//g"` -ge 53; then
+			AUTOHEADER=$i
+			AUTOHEADERFOUND="1"
+			break
+		fi
+	fi
+done
+
+## 
+## Look for autoconf
+##
+
+for i in $TESTAUTOCONF; do
+	if which $i > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		if test `$i --version | head -n 1 | cut -d.  -f 2 | sed "s/[^0-9]//g"` -ge 53; then
+			AUTOCONF=$i
+			AUTOCONFFOUND="1"
+			break
+		fi
+	fi
+done
+
+
+## 
+## do we have it?
+##
+if test "$AUTOCONFFOUND" = "0" -o "$AUTOHEADERFOUND" = "0"; then
+	echo "$0: need autoconf 2.53 or later to build samba from GIT" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "$0: running script/mkversion.sh"
+./script/mkversion.sh || exit 1
+
+rm -rf autom4te*.cache
+rm -f configure include/config.h*
+
+IPATHS="-Im4 -Ilib/replace"
+
+echo "$0: running $AUTOHEADER $IPATHS"
+$AUTOHEADER $IPATHS || exit 1
+
+echo "$0: running $AUTOCONF $IPATHS"
+$AUTOCONF $IPATHS || exit 1
+
+rm -rf autom4te*.cache
+
+echo "Now run ./configure and then make."
+exit 0
+