diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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+++ b/AUTHORS
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+Mirko Lindner <mirko@qi-hardware.com>
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+++ b/Makefile.am
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+
+SUBDIRS = src 
+
+EXTRA_DIST = AUTHORS TODO README configure 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/README b/README
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
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+++ b/autogen.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# generated 2004/4/12 11:58:47 EDT by amp8165@localhost.(none)
+# using glademm V2.0.0
+
+if test ! -f install-sh ; then touch install-sh ; fi
+
+MAKE=`which gnumake`
+if test ! -x "$MAKE" ; then MAKE=`which gmake` ; fi
+if test ! -x "$MAKE" ; then MAKE=`which make` ; fi
+HAVE_GNU_MAKE=`$MAKE --version|grep -c "Free Software Foundation"`
+
+if test "$HAVE_GNU_MAKE" != "1"; then 
+echo Using non GNU Make at $MAKE
+else
+echo Found GNU Make at $MAKE ... good.
+fi
+
+echo This script runs configure and make...
+echo You did remember necessary arguments for configure, right?
+
+if test ! -x `which aclocal`  
+then echo you need autoconfig and automake to generate the Makefile
+fi
+if test ! -x `which automake`  
+then echo you need automake to generate the Makefile
+fi
+
+libtoolize --force --copy
+autoheader
+aclocal
+automake --add-missing --copy --gnu
+autoconf
+#./configure $* && $MAKE
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
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+++ b/configure.in
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+
+AC_INIT(configure.in)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(vido, 0.1)
+AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
+
+AC_ISC_POSIX
+AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_CC_STDC
+AC_HEADER_STDC
+AC_PROG_CPP
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_PROG_CXXCPP
+AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
+
+AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTKMM], [gtkmm-2.4 >= 2.8.0])
+
+AC_OUTPUT(Makefile src/Makefile )
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
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+++ b/src/Makefile.am
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+bin_PROGRAMS = vido
+
+vido_SOURCES = main_window.cc search_dialog.cc vido.cc vido.cc_bkp
+
+noinst_HEADERS = main_window.hh search_dialog.hh
+
+AM_CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@ @GTKMM_CFLAGS@ 
+
+vido_LDADD = @LIBS@ @GTKMM_LIBS@