diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
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+++ b/configure.py
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+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 tw=99 noet:
+import sys
+import ambuild.runner as runner
+
+run = runner.Runner()
+run.options.add_option('--enable-debug', action='store_const', const='1', dest='debug',
+                       help='Enable debugging symbols')
+run.options.add_option('--enable-optimize', action='store_const', const='1', dest='opt',
+                       help='Enable optimization')
+run.Configure(sys.path[0])