diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+rm -f config.cache
+aclocal
+autoconf
+autoheader
+automake -a
diff --git a/weechat/autogen.sh b/weechat/autogen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5a53b7243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weechat/autogen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+rm -f config.cache
+aclocal
+autoconf
+autoheader
+automake -a