diff --git a/src/runtime/c/setup.sh b/src/runtime/c/setup.sh
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+
+# Executable version of INSTALL
+
+command="$1"
+shift
+
+case "$command" in
+  configure)
+    [ `uname` != Darwin ] || glibtoolize
+    autoreconf -i
+    ./configure "$@"
+    ;;
+  build)
+    make "$@"
+    ;;
+  copy|install)
+    make install "$@"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: setup.sh [configure|build|copy|install] ..."
+esac