diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 04100d9..6c88d68 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,11 +10,23 @@
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES], [phosphor-dbus-interfaces],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces package."]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],,
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires openbmc/sdbusplus package."]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires openbmc/phosphor-logging package."]))
+
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
 AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
 
 LT_INIT
 
+AC_DEFINE(LOGGING_PATH, "/xyz/openbmc_project/logging",
+          [The xyz log manager DBus object path])
+AC_DEFINE(LOGGING_IFACE, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry",
+          [The xyz log entry interface])
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT