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+## Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in
+##
+##  	Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+##  	Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+##
+##   This file is part of GUILE.
+##
+##   GUILE is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+##   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+##   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
+##   (at your option) any later version.
+##
+##   GUILE is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+##   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+##   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+##   GNU General Public License for more details.
+##
+##   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+##   License along with GUILE; see the file COPYING.  If not, write
+##   to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite
+##   330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+guile_pdd = $(patsubst %/guile-readline,%/guile,$(pkgdatadir))
+ice9dir = $(guile_pdd)/$(GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION)/ice-9
+ice9_DATA = readline.scm
+ETAGS_ARGS = $(ice9_DATA)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(ice9_DATA)