--- /dev/null
+#
+# Acess2 OS - "Externals"
+# - By John Hodge (thePowersGang)
+#
+# common.mk
+# - Common makefile code for many autoconf(-like) externals
+
+include $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))/core.mk
+
+CONFIGURE_LINE ?= $(SDIR)/configure --host=$(HOST) --prefix=$(PREFIX) --exec-prefix=$(EPREFIX) $(CONFIGURE_ARGS)
+
+
+CONFIGSCRIPT := $(BDIR)/$(firstword $(CONFIGURE_LINE))
+PATCHED_ACFILES := $(filter %/configure.in %/config.sub, $(PATCHED_FILES))
+$(warning $(CONFIGSCRIPT): $(PATCHED_ACFILES))
+
+$(CONFIGSCRIPT): $(PATCHED_ACFILES)
+ifeq ($(AUTORECONF),)
+else
+# cd $(DIR) && aclocal --force -I acinclude
+# cd $(DIR) && libtoolize --force
+ cd $(DIR) && autoreconf --force --install $(AUTORECONF_ARGS)
+endif
+
+$(BDIR)/Makefile: _patch $(CONFIGSCRIPT) ../common_automake.mk Makefile
+ mkdir -p $(BDIR)
+ cd $(BDIR) && $(CONFIGURE_ENV) PATH=$(PATH) $(CONFIGURE_LINE)
+
+_build: $(BDIR)/Makefile
+ PATH=$(PATH) make $(BTARGETS) -C $(BDIR)
+ PATH=$(PATH) make $(ITARGETS) -C $(BDIR)
+