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+#!/bin/sh
+# $Id$
+
+# This file is part of PulseAudio.
+#
+# PulseAudio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# PulseAudio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with PulseAudio; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+
+# Only there to make jhbuild happy
+
+NOCONFIGURE=1 ./bootstrap.sh
+
+exec ./configure  "$@"