diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([nbd-proxy], 1.0, [jk@ozlabs.org])
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign dist-xz])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CFLAGS])
+
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(splice)
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT