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+# Initialization
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([kcsbridge], [1.0], [https://github.com/openbmc/kcsbridge/issues])
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign dist-xz])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+# Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+# Checks for libraries.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221])
+
+# Checks for header files.
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(systemd/sd-bus.h, ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find systemd/sd-bus.h...systemd developement package required])])
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(linux/ipmi_bmc.h,[HAVE_LINUX_IPMI_BMC_H=""],[HAVE_LINUX_IPMI_BMC_H="-I linux/ipmi_bmc.h"])
+AS_IF([test "$HAVE_LINUX_IPMI_BMC_H" != ""],
+    AC_MSG_WARN([Could not find linux/ipmi-bmc.h: Attempting to download locally for building from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/master/include/uapi/linux/ipmi_bmc.h])
+    AC_SUBST([IPMI_BMC_DL],[`mkdir -p linux;wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/master/include/uapi/linux/ipmi_bmc.h -O linux/ipmi_bmc.h`])
+)
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-fpic -Wall -Werror], [CFLAGS])
+
+# Checks for library functions.
+LT_INIT # Removes 'unrecognized options: --with-libtool-sysroot'
+
+# Check/set gtest specific functions.
+AX_PTHREAD([GTEST_CPPFLAGS="-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=1"],[GTEST_CPPFLAGS="-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=0"])
+AC_SUBST(GTEST_CPPFLAGS)
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([oe-sdk],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-oe-sdk], [Link testcases absolutely against OE SDK so they can be ran within it.])
+)
+AC_ARG_VAR(OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT,
+    [Path to the OE SDK SYSROOT])
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_oe_sdk" == "xyes"],
+    AS_IF([test "x$OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT" == "x"],
+          AC_MSG_ERROR([OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT must be set with --enable-oe-sdk])
+    )
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Enabling OE-SDK at $OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT])
+    [
+        testcase_flags="-Wl,-rpath,\${OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT}/lib"
+        testcase_flags="${testcase_flags} -Wl,-rpath,\${OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT}/usr/lib"
+        testcase_flags="${testcase_flags} -Wl,-dynamic-linker,`find \${OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT}/lib/ld-*.so | sort -r -n | head -n1`"
+    ]
+    AC_SUBST([OESDK_TESTCASE_FLAGS], [$testcase_flags])
+)
+
+# Create configured output
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT