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+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([openpower-occ-control], [1.0], [https://github.com/openbmc/openpower-occ-control/issues])
+
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign dist-xz])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+# Checks for programs
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+# Surpress the --with-libtool-sysroot error
+LT_INIT
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires sdbusplus package."]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires phosphor-logging package."]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([OPENPOWER_DBUS_INTERFACES], [openpower-dbus-interfaces],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires openpower-dbus-interfaces package."]))
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+AC_ARG_VAR(OCC_PASS_THROUGH_BUSNAME, [The Dbus busname to own])
+AS_IF([test "x$OCC_PASS_THROUGH_BUSNAME" == "x"], [OCC_PASS_THROUGH_BUSNAME="org.open_power.OCC.PassThrough"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([OCC_PASS_THROUGH_BUSNAME], ["$OCC_PASS_THROUGH_BUSNAME"], [The DBus busname to own])
+
+AC_ARG_VAR(OCC_PASS_THROUGH_ROOT, [The Dbus root])
+AS_IF([test "x$OCC_PASS_THROUGH_ROOT" == "x"], [OCC_PASS_THROUGH_ROOT="/xyz/openbmc_project/occ/pass_through"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([OCC_PASS_THROUGH_ROOT], ["$OCC_PASS_THROUGH_ROOT"], [The Dbus root])
+
+AC_ARG_VAR(INVENTORY_ITEM_INTERFACE, [The Inventory.Item interface])
+AS_IF([test "x$INVENTORY_ITEM_INTERFACE" == "x"], [INVENTORY_ITEM_INTERFACE="xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([INVENTORY_ITEM_INTERFACE], ["$INVENTORY_ITEM_INTERFACE"], [The Inventory.Item root])
+
+AC_ARG_VAR(INVENTORY_ROOT, [The Inventory root])
+AS_IF([test "x$INVENTORY_ROOT" == "x"], [INVENTORY_ROOT="/xyz/openbmc_project/inventory/system"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([INVENTORY_ROOT], ["$INVENTORY_ROOT"], [The Inventory root])
+
+AC_ARG_VAR(CPU_NAME, [The name of the cpu object])
+AS_IF([test "x$CPU_NAME" == "x"], [CPU_NAME="cpu"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([CPU_NAME], ["$CPU_NAME"], [The name of the cpu object])
+
+AC_ARG_VAR(OCC_NAME, [The name of the occ object])
+AS_IF([test "x$OCC_NAME" == "x"], [OCC_NAME="occ"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([OCC_NAME], ["$OCC_NAME"], [The name of the occ object])
+
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT