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+If you are using the CVS version of ZSNES, you will need to run the following
+command directly after checkout out the repository:
+
+sh autogen.sh
+
+This will create the ./configure file that you need to run before compiling
+ZSNES.
+
+If you are not sure if you are using the CVS version, you are probably not.