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+# Initialization
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([phosphor-dbus-interfaces], [1.0], [https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces])
+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_CC
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+AC_PROG_SED
+AC_CHECK_PROG([FIND], find, find)
+AC_CHECK_PROG([BASENAME], basename, basename)
+AC_CHECK_PROG([DIRNAME], dirname, dirname)
+
+# Checks for libraries.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221],,
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR(["systemd required and not found."])])
+# TODO: Add sdbusplus.
+
+# Checks for header files.
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CFLAGS])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+# Checks for library functions.
+LT_INIT([dlopen disable-static shared])
+LT_LIB_DLLOAD
+
+# Create configured output
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile.interfaces],
+    [./generate_makefile.sh > Makefile.interfaces])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT