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+AC_PREREQ(2.61)
+AC_INIT([tightvnc], [1.5.0a1], [http://www.tightvnc.com/bugs.html])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign dist-bzip2])
+
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([common
+                   unix])
+
+AC_OUTPUT([Makefile])