diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+srcdir=`dirname $0`
+test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
+
+ORIGDIR=`pwd`
+cd $srcdir
+
+autoreconf -v --install || exit 1
+cd $ORIGDIR || exit $?
+
+$srcdir/configure "$@"