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+# Initialization
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([phosphor-fan-presence], [1.0],
+[https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-fan-presence/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
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+# Checks for libraries.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221], ,
+[AC_MSG_ERROR([The systemd development package is required])])
+
+# Checks for library functions.
+LT_INIT # Required for systemd linking
+
+# Create configured output
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT