Add a function for instantiating Autoconf *.in files

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diff --git a/mk/templates.mk b/mk/templates.mk
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+# Create the file $(1) from $(1).in by running config.status (which
+# substitutes all ‘@var@’ variables set by the configure script).
+define instantiate-template =
+
+  $(1): $(1).in
+	./config.status --file $(1)
+
+endef