diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5224e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+%:
+	@echo read the README file
+
diff --git a/configure b/configure
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index 00000000..e65a484c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo read the README file.
+