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+#!/bin/bash
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Nokia.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+# Installs prerequisites needed to compile & test com/log code
+# and build RPM/DEB packages on a Debian/Ubuntu machine.
+
+echo "--> setup-com-log-build-deb.sh"
+
+# Ensure we fail the job if any steps fail.
+set -eux -o pipefail
+
+# install prereqs
+sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -q -y install \
+ autoconf-archive libjsoncpp-dev rpm valgrind
+
+# generate configure script
+autoreconf --install
+
+echo "--> setup-com-log-build-deb.sh ends"