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+## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS=tester
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libxml_0.10.la
+
+libxml_0_10_la_SOURCES = \
+		xml_entities.c \
+		xml_parser.c \
+		xml_tree.c
+
+include_HEADERS = \
+		xml_entities.h \
+		xml_parser.h \
+		xml_tree.h
+
+DEPS = $(top_builddir)/libxml_0.10.la
+LDADDS = $(top_builddir)/libxml_0.10.la @Z_LIBS@
+
+tester_SOURCES=tester.c
+tester_LDFLAGS = 
+tester_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPS)
+tester_LDADD= $(LDADDS)
+
+tests : tester
+	@(DIR=`pwd`; cd $(srcdir) ; for i in test/* ; do \
+	  if [ ! -d $$i ] ; then \
+	  if [ ! -f result/`basename $$i` ] ; then \
+	      echo New test file `basename $$i` ; \
+	      $$DIR/tester $$i > result/`basename $$i` ; \
+	  else \
+	      echo Testing `basename $$i` ; \
+	      $$DIR/tester $$i > result.`basename $$i` ; \
+	      diff result/`basename $$i` result.`basename $$i` ; \
+	      rm result.`basename $$i` ; \
+	  fi ; fi ; done)
+