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+# preparing irssi
+echo "Preparing irssi"
+file=irssi/irssi-version.h.in
+cd irssi
+ln -fs ../Makefile.defines.in Makefile.defines.in
+ln -fs ../Makefile.defines_int.in Makefile.defines_int.in
+sh autogen.sh 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
+cd ..
+version_date=`date +%Y%m%d`
+echo "/* automatically created by autogen.sh */" > $file
+echo "#define IRSSI_VERSION \"$dist_version (Irssi base: @VERSION@ - SILC base: SILC $dist_version)\"" >>$file
+echo "#define IRSSI_VERSION_DATE $version_date" >> $file
+echo "#define IRSSI_VERSION_TIME $version_date" >> $file