--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+PREVPATH=`dirname $0`
+
+WAF=./buildtools/bin/waf
+
+# using JOBS=1 gives maximum compatibility with
+# systems like AIX which have broken threading in python
+JOBS=1
+export JOBS
+
+cd . || exit 1
+$WAF configure "$@" || exit 1
+cd $PREVPATH