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diff --git a/3rd-party/libevent-2.1.12-stable_ompi.tar.gz b/3rd-party/libevent-2.1.12-stable_ompi.tar.gz
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diff --git a/autogen.pl b/autogen.pl
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--- a/autogen.pl
+++ b/autogen.pl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 my $ompi_libtoolize_search = "libtoolize;glibtoolize";
 
 # version of packages we ship as tarballs
-my $libevent_version="2.1.12-stable-ompi";
+my $libevent_version="2.1.12-stable_ompi";
 my $hwloc_version="2.7.1";
 
 # One-time setup