diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 3d2654f4..9db75c5c 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ configure config.log config.cache config.guess config.status config.sub
 libtool ltconfig ltmain.sh
 .psrc .inslog2 tca.map tca.log
 *.rpt
+update-autoconf
diff --git a/update-autoconf b/update-autoconf
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5fbcf4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update-autoconf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# This file is handy to update all the files generated by autoconf, automake 
+# and friends, quickly.
+#
+
+aclocal
+autoheader
+autoconf
+libtoolize --force --automake
+automake -a --gnu --include-deps