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+echo off
+rem
+rem  Copyright (C) 2000, 2001  Internet Software Consortium.
+rem 
+rem  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+rem  purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+rem  copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+rem 
+rem  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM
+rem  DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL
+rem  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+rem  INTERNET SOFTWARE CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
+rem  INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
+rem  FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+rem  NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+rem  WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+rem BuildSetup.bat
+rem This script sets up the files necessary ready to build BIND 9.
+rem This requires perl to be installed on the system.
+
+rem Set up the configuration file
+cd ..
+copy config.h.win32 config.h
+cd win32utils
+
+rem Generate the version information
+perl makeversion.pl
+
+rem Generate header files for lib/dns
+
+dnsheadergen.bat
+
+echo Ensure that the OpenSSL sources are at the same level in
+echo the directory tree and is named openssl-0.9.6b or libdns
+echo will not build.
+
+exit