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[with_gnu_ld=no])
-AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_SED])dnl
+AC_REQUIRE([AST_PROG_SED])dnl
AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])dnl
AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])dnl
AC_SUBST([EGREP])
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+ $as_unset ac_script || ac_script=
+ _AC_PATH_PROG_FEATURE_CHECK(SED, [sed gsed],
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+ SED="$ac_cv_path_SED"
+ AC_SUBST([SED])dnl
+ rm -f conftest.sed
+])# AST_PROG_SED
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+# From configure.ac Revision: 47328 .
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