diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+++ b/Makefile.am
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+# Build these headers, don't install them
+noinst_HEADERS = \
+	defines.hpp \
+	store.hpp \
+	parser.hpp \
+	types.hpp \
+	write.hpp \
+	impl.hpp \
+	args.hpp
+
+# Be sure to build writefru.hpp before compiling
+BUILT_SOURCES = writefru.hpp
+CLEANFILES = writefru.hpp
+REQ_SCRIPT ?= ${abs_srcdir}/writefru.py
+REQ_SCRIPT_FILES ?= \
+	${abs_srcdir}/writefru.yaml \
+	${abs_srcdir}/writefru.mako.hpp
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	$(REQ_SCRIPT) \
+	$(REQ_SCRIPT_FILES)
+writefru.hpp: ${REQ_SCRIPT} ${REQ_SCRIPT_FILES}
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PYTHON) ${REQ_SCRIPT}
+
+sbin_PROGRAMS = openpower-read-vpd
+openpower_read_vpd_SOURCES = \
+	app.cpp \
+	args.cpp \
+	impl.cpp \
+	parser.cpp \
+	write.cpp
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
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+++ b/bootstrap.sh
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+#!/bin/sh -xe
+
+AUTOCONF_FILES="Makefile.in aclocal.m4 ar-lib autom4te.cache compile \
+        config.guess config.h.in config.sub configure depcomp install-sh \
+        ltmain.sh missing *libtool test-driver"
+
+case $1 in
+    clean)
+        test -f Makefile && make maintainer-clean
+        for file in ${AUTOCONF_FILES}; do
+            find -name "$file" | xargs -r rm -rf
+        done
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+esac
+
+autoreconf -i
+echo 'Run "./configure ${CONFIGURE_FLAGS} && make"'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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+++ b/configure.ac
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+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([openpower-vpd-parser], [1.0], [https://github.com/openbmc/openpower-vpd-parser/issues])
+
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign dist-xz])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+# Checks for programs
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.7],
+    [AC_SUBST([PYTHON], [echo "$PYTHON"])],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find python-2.7 installed...python-2.7 is required])])
+
+# Surpress the --with-libtool-sysroot error
+LT_INIT
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+# Test cases require SDK so only build if we're told to (and SDK is available)
+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])
+)
+
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT