diff --git a/contrib/jenkins_common.sh b/contrib/jenkins_common.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+verify_value_string_arrays_are_terminated.py $(find . -name "*.[hc]")
+
+autoreconf --install --force