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+dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+AC_INIT(src/attila.sh)
+
+ATTILA_MAJOR_VERSION=0
+ATTILA_MINOR_VERSION=1
+ATTILA_VERSION=$ATTILA_MAJOR_VERSION.$ATTILA_MINOR_VERSION
+
+AC_SUBST(ATTILA_MAJOR_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(ATTILA_MINOR_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(ATTILA_VERSION)
+
+# For automake.
+VERSION=$ATTILA_VERSION
+PACKAGE=attila
+
+dnl Initialize automake stuff
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE, $VERSION)
+
+dnl Checks for programs.
+AC_CHECK_PROG(SED, sed, sed)
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+
+changequote(,)dnl
+if test -z $SED ; then
+   echo "Cannot find sed here! Quiting, ..."
+   exit 1
+fi
+changequote([,])dnl
+
+
+dnl Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+
+AM_ALLIANCE
+
+AC_OUTPUT([
+Makefile
+etc/Makefile
+src/Makefile
+doc/Makefile
+doc/man1/Makefile
+doc/attila/Makefile
+])