-set -x &&
-autoheader &&
-aclocal &&
-libtoolize --copy --force &&
-automake --add-missing &&
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+echo "Generating build information using aclocal, automake and autoconf"
+echo "This may take a while ..."
+
+aclocal
+autoheader
+libtoolize --copy --force
+automake --add-missing
autoconf
+
+echo "Now you are ready to run ./configure"