--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+die()
+{
+ echo $@ 1>&2
+ exit 1
+}
+
+aclocal --force || die "Failed to run aclocal."
+autoheader --force || die "Failed to run autoheader."
+libtoolize --force --copy || die "Failed to run libtoolize."
+automake --force --add-missing || die "Failed to run automake."
+autoconf --force || die "Failed to run autoconf."