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+# Initialization
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([i2c-ipmi], [1.0], [https://www.github.com/google-ipmi-i2c/issues])
+AC_LANG([C++])
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign dist-xz])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+# Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_17([noext])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+# Checks for libraries.
+AC_CHECK_HEADER([host-ipmid], [AC_MSG_ERROR(["phosphor-host-ipmid required and not found."])])
+
+# Checks for library functions.
+LT_INIT # Required for systemd linking
+
+# Create configured output
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT