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+#!/bin/sh
+# Run this to generate all the initial makefiles, etc.
+
+srcdir=`dirname $0`
+test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
+REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.7
+PKG_NAME=modest
+
+(test -f $srcdir/configure.ac \
+ && test -f $srcdir/src/modest-main.c) || {
+ echo -n "**Error**: Directory "\`$srcdir\'" does not look like the"
+ echo " top-level $PKG_NAME directory"
+ exit 1
+}
+
+which gnome-autogen.sh || {
+ echo "You need to install gnome-common from GNOME CVS"
+ exit 1
+}
+USE_GNOME2_MACROS=1 . gnome-autogen.sh
+
+gtkdocize || {
+ echo -n "**Error**: gtkdoc not found. Please install"
+ exit 1
+}
+