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+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
+# standalone compilation uses stdio
+libmctp_la_CPPFLAGS = -DMCTP_LOG_STDERR -DMCTP_FILEIO
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libmctp.la
+libmctp_la_SOURCES = core.c alloc.c \
+		     libmctp.h libmctp-alloc.h
+
+if LIBMCTP_BINDING_serial
+libmctp_la_SOURCES += serial.c libmctp-serial.h
+endif
+
+if LIBMCTP_BINDING_astlpc
+libmctp_la_SOURCES += astlpc.c libmctp-astlpc.h
+endif
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = utils/mctp-demux-daemon
+utils_mctp_demux_daemon_LDADD = libmctp.la
+
+TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
+
+check_PROGRAMS = tests/test_eid tests/test_seq
+# We set a global LDADD here, as there's no way to specify it for all
+# tests. This means other targets' LDADDs need to be overridden.
+LDADD = tests/libtest-utils.a libmctp.la
+
+noinst_LIBRARIES = tests/libtest-utils.a
+
+tests_libtest_utils_a_SOURCES = tests/test-utils.c tests/test-utils.h