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    At least it should be able to call things like `configure' which is a
    mandatory step in the build process of packages like AUCTeX and
    preview-latex.  During this step the values of some important
    variables are determined and written to the package's site
    configuration file.

Why is it important for Emacs Lisp packages to do that sort of thing?