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@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ in org-mode files and produce the source code and the documentation from these f
 ## For maintainers
 
 ```
-python tools/build_makefile.py
-autoreconf -i
+autoreconf 
 QMCKL_DEVEL=1 ./configure --enable-debug
 make
 make check