+
+# Read local configuration file
+if [ -r .bootstrap ]; then
+ echo "$0: Reading configuration file .bootstrap"
+ eval set -- "`sed 's/#.*$//;/^$/d' .bootstrap | tr '\n' ' '` $*"
+fi
+
+test -d m4 || mkdir m4
+test -d $source_base || mkdir $source_base
+
+test -f ChangeLog || cat > ChangeLog <<EOT
+This file is a placeholder. It will be replaced with the actual ChangeLog
+by make dist. Run make ChangeLog if you wish to create it earlier.
+EOT