diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: c
+
+compiler:
+  - gcc
+
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+    - autoconf
+    - bison
+    - gcc-6
+    - help2man
+    - lzip
+    - texinfo
+    - texlive
+
+before_script:
+    - ./.travis/install-gettext.sh
+    - ./.travis/install-automake.sh
+    - export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH
+
+script: ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make && make check && make distcheck
diff --git a/.travis/install-automake.sh b/.travis/install-automake.sh
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+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+wget -nv https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.15.1.tar.gz{,.sig}
+gpg2 --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 94604D37
+gpg2 automake-1.15.1.tar.gz.sig 
+tar xf automake-1.15.1.tar.gz
+cd automake-1.15.1
+./configure --prefix=$HOME
+make
+make install
diff --git a/.travis/install-gettext.sh b/.travis/install-gettext.sh
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+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+wget -nv https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/gettext-0.19.8.1.tar.lz{,.sig}
+gpg2 --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys D7E69871
+gpg2 gettext-0.19.8.1.tar.lz.sig 
+tar xf gettext-0.19.8.1.tar.lz
+cd gettext-0.19.8.1
+./configure --prefix=$HOME
+make
+make install