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+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([phosphor-bmc-code-mgmt], [1.0], [https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-bmc-code-mgmt/issues])
+AC_LANG([C++])
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign dist-xz])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+# Checks for programs
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_PROG_INSTALL #Checks/sets the install variable to be used
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+# Check for libraries
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221])
+
+# Checks for library functions
+LT_INIT # Required for systemd linking
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+AC_ARG_VAR(VERSION_BUSNAME, [The Dbus busname to own])
+AS_IF([test "x$VERSION_BUSNAME" == "x"], [VERSION_BUSNAME="xyz.openbmc_project.Software.BMC.Version"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([VERSION_BUSNAME], ["$VERSION_BUSNAME"], [The DBus busname to own])
+
+AC_ARG_VAR(SOFTWARE_OBJPATH, [The version software manager Dbus root])
+AS_IF([test "x$SOFTWARE_OBJPATH" == "x"], [SOFTWARE_OBJPATH="/xyz/openbmc_project/software"])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SOFTWARE_OBJPATH], ["$SOFTWARE_OBJPATH"], [The version software manager Dbus root])
+
+# Check 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(sdbusplus/server.hpp, ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find sdbusplus/server.hpp...openbmc/sdbusplus package required])])
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT