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+#! /bin/sh
+
+# Run this script to build samba from CVS.
+
+## first try the default names
+AUTOHEADER="autoheader"
+AUTOCONF="autoconf"
+
+if which $AUTOCONF > /dev/null
+then
+    :
+else
+    echo "$0: need autoconf 2.53 or later to build samba from CVS" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+##
+## what version do we need?
+##
+if [ `$AUTOCONF --version | head -1 | cut -d.  -f 2` -lt 53 ]; then
+
+	## maybe it's installed under a different name (e.g. RedHat 7.3)
+
+	AUTOCONF="autoconf-2.53"
+	AUTOHEADER="autoheader-2.53"
+
+fi
+
+echo "$0: running $AUTOHEADER"
+$AUTOHEADER || exit 1
+
+echo "$0: running $AUTOCONF"
+$AUTOCONF || exit 1
+
+echo "Now run ./configure and then make."
+exit 0