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+dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+dnl ====================================================================
+dnl
+dnl     configure.in
+dnl
+dnl     Top-level configure script for eCos host-side software.
+dnl
+dnl ====================================================================
+dnl ####ECOSGPLCOPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+dnl -------------------------------------------
+dnl This file is part of eCos, the Embedded Configurable Operating System.
+dnl Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
+dnl
+dnl eCos is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+dnl the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+dnl Software Foundation; either version 2 or (at your option) any later version.
+dnl
+dnl eCos is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+dnl WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+dnl FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+dnl for more details.
+dnl
+dnl You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+dnl with eCos; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+dnl 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+dnl
+dnl As a special exception, if other files instantiate templates or use macros
+dnl or inline functions from this file, or you compile this file and link it
+dnl with other works to produce a work based on this file, this file does not
+dnl by itself cause the resulting work to be covered by the GNU General Public
+dnl License. However the source code for this file must still be made available
+dnl in accordance with section (3) of the GNU General Public License.
+dnl
+dnl This exception does not invalidate any other reasons why a work based on
+dnl this file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+dnl
+dnl Alternative licenses for eCos may be arranged by contacting Red Hat, Inc.
+dnl at http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/ecos-license
+dnl -------------------------------------------
+dnl ####ECOSGPLCOPYRIGHTEND####
+dnl ====================================================================
+dnl#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+dnl
+dnl Author(s):	bartv
+dnl Contact(s):	bartv
+dnl Date:	1998/12/17
+dnl Version:	0.01
+dnl
+dnl####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+dnl ====================================================================
+
+dnl For now the only work done via configure/make/make install is the
+dnl host-side libs and tools. At some point this work may be extended
+dnl to process the generic (non-package) documentation, and possibly
+dnl to make releases of the target-side.
+dnl
+dnl The support files are all kept in the host sub-directory, allowing
+dnl that to be distributed as a coherent set of sources.
+
+AC_INIT(host/COPYING)
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(host)
+AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(eCos,2.0,0)
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+
+dnl The automake options include cygnus, so AC_EXEEXT is required and
+dnl hence it is a good idea to include all of the compiler-selection
+dnl tests.
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_OBJEXT
+AC_EXEEXT
+
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(host)
+AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)