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+SUBDIRS = \
+	$(NULL)
+
+# The `:;' works around a Bash 3.2 bug when the output is not writeable.
+$(srcdir)/package.m4: $(top_srcdir)/configure.ac
+	:;{ \
+               echo '# Signature of the current package.' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_NAME],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_NAME)])' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_TARNAME],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_TARNAME)])' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_VERSION],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_VERSION)])' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_STRING],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_STRING)])' && \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_BUGREPORT],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)])'; \
+               echo 'm4_define([AT_PACKAGE_URL],' && \
+               echo '  [$(PACKAGE_URL)])'; \
+             } >'$(srcdir)/package.m4'
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	testsuite.at \
+	$(srcdir)/package.m4 \
+	$(TESTSUITE) \
+	test_nodes.vty \
+	$(NULL)
+
+TESTSUITE = $(srcdir)/testsuite
+
+DISTCLEANFILES = \
+	atconfig \
+	$(NULL)
+
+if ENABLE_EXT_TESTS
+python-tests: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+	$(MAKE) vty-test
+	$(MAKE) ctrl-test
+else
+python-tests: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+	echo "Not running python-based tests (determined at configure-time)"
+endif
+
+# Run a specific test with: 'make vty-test VTY_TEST=osmo-smlc.vty'
+VTY_TEST ?= *.vty
+
+# To update the VTY script from current application behavior,
+# pass -u to vty_script_runner.py by doing:
+#   make vty-test U=-u
+vty-test:
+	osmo_verify_transcript_vty.py -v \
+		-n OsmoSMLC -p 4271 \
+		-r "$(top_builddir)/src/osmo-smlc/osmo-smlc -c $(top_srcdir)/doc/examples/osmo-smlc/osmo-smlc.cfg" \
+		$(U) $(srcdir)/$(VTY_TEST)
+
+# To update the CTRL script from current application behavior,
+# pass -u to ctrl_script_runner.py by doing:
+#   make ctrl-test U=-u
+ctrl-test:
+	-rm -f $(CTRL_TEST_DB)
+	osmo_verify_transcript_ctrl.py -v \
+		-p 4272 \
+		-r "$(top_builddir)/src/osmo-smlc/osmo-smlc -c $(top_srcdir)/doc/examples/osmo-smlc.cfg -l $(CTRL_TEST_DB)" \
+		$(U) $(srcdir)/*.ctrl
+	-rm -f $(CTRL_TEST_DB)
+	-rm $(CTRL_TEST_DB)-*
+
+check-local: atconfig $(TESTSUITE)
+	$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' $(TESTSUITEFLAGS)
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) python-tests
+
+installcheck-local: atconfig $(TESTSUITE)
+	$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' AUTOTEST_PATH='$(bindir)' \
+		$(TESTSUITEFLAGS)
+
+clean-local:
+	test ! -f '$(TESTSUITE)' || \
+		$(SHELL) '$(TESTSUITE)' --clean
+
+AUTOM4TE = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/missing --run autom4te
+AUTOTEST = $(AUTOM4TE) --language=autotest
+$(TESTSUITE): $(srcdir)/testsuite.at $(srcdir)/package.m4
+	$(AUTOTEST) -I '$(srcdir)' -o $@.tmp $@.at
+	mv $@.tmp $@