diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Template from:
+# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Autotools.gitignore
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/automake
+
+Makefile.in
+/ar-lib
+/mdate-sh
+/py-compile
+/test-driver
+/ylwrap
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf
+
+/autom4te.cache
+/aclocal.m4
+/compile
+/config.guess
+/config.h.in
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/configure.scan
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/missing
+/stamp-h1
+
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
+
+/ltmain.sh
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo
+
+/texinfo.tex
+
+# Repo Specific Items
+ibm-log-manager
+.*.swp
+*.o
+*.trs
+/config.h
+/config.h.in~
+*.log
+/config.status
+Makefile
+.deps
+/test/utest
+*-libtool
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+++ b/Makefile.am
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+AM_DEFAULT_SOURCE_EXT = .cpp
+
+sbin_PROGRAMS = ibm-log-manager
+
+ibm_log_manager_SOURCES = \
+	main.cpp
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
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+++ b/bootstrap.sh
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+#!/bin/sh -xe
+
+AUTOCONF_FILES="Makefile.in aclocal.m4 ar-lib autom4te.cache compile \
+        config.guess config.h.in config.sub configure depcomp install-sh \
+        ltmain.sh missing *libtool test-driver"
+
+case $1 in
+    clean)
+        test -f Makefile && make maintainer-clean
+        for file in ${AUTOCONF_FILES}; do
+            find -name "$file" | xargs -r rm -rf
+        done
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+esac
+
+autoreconf -i
+echo 'Run "./configure ${CONFIGURE_FLAGS} && make"'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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+++ b/configure.ac
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+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([ibm-logging], [1.0], [https://github.com/openbmc/ibm-logging/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
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+LT_INIT
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.cpp
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+/**
+ * Copyright © 2018 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+int main()
+{
+    return 0;
+}