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diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
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index a93a1e6..fb30c19 100644
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--- a/Makefile.in
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+++ b/Makefile.in
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@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ XRUBY_RUBYLIBDIR = @XRUBY_RUBYLIBDIR@
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 XRUBY_RUBYHDRDIR = @XRUBY_RUBYHDRDIR@
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 DEFAULT_PRELUDES = $(@USE_RUBYGEMS@_GEM_PRELUDE)
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+OPTIONAL_PRELUDES = @OPTIONAL_PRELUDES@
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 #### End of system configuration section. ####
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diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
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index e5069e5..ca5e3f9 100644
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--- a/common.mk
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+++ b/common.mk
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@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ ALLOBJS       = $(NORMALMAINOBJ) $(MINIOBJS) $(COMMONOBJS) $(DMYEXT)
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 GOLFOBJS      = goruby.$(OBJEXT) golf_prelude.$(OBJEXT)
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-PRELUDE_SCRIPTS = $(srcdir)/prelude.rb $(srcdir)/enc/prelude.rb $(DEFAULT_PRELUDES)
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+PRELUDE_SCRIPTS = $(srcdir)/prelude.rb $(srcdir)/enc/prelude.rb $(DEFAULT_PRELUDES) $(OPTIONAL_PRELUDES)
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 GEM_PRELUDE = $(srcdir)/gem_prelude.rb
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 YES_GEM_PRELUDE = $(GEM_PRELUDE)
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 NO_GEM_PRELUDE =
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diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
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index 7977aaf..1ef42cd 100644
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--- a/configure.in
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+++ b/configure.in
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@@ -3559,6 +3559,13 @@ AC_SUBST(rubyarchhdrdir)dnl
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 AC_SUBST(sitearchhdrdir)dnl
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 AC_SUBST(vendorarchhdrdir)dnl
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+AC_ARG_WITH(prelude,
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+		AS_HELP_STRING([--with-prelude=FILE-LIST], [specify additional preludes separated by space]),
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+		[prelude=$withval])
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+if test "$prelude" != ""; then
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+    AC_SUBST(OPTIONAL_PRELUDES, $prelude)
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+fi
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+
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 AC_ARG_WITH(mantype,
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 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-mantype=TYPE], [specify man page type; TYPE is one of man and doc]),
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 		[