diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+AM_DEFAULT_SOURCE_EXT = .cpp
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/../sdbusplus
+
+BUILT_SOURCES = led-gen.hpp
+CLEANFILES = led-gen.hpp
+PYTHON="/usr/bin/python"
+led-gen.hpp: ${srcdir}/parse_led.py
+	${AM_V_at}${PYTHON} $^ > $@
+
+sbin_PROGRAMS = \
+	ledmanager
+
+ledmanager_SOURCES = \
+	led-manager.cpp \
+	led-main.cpp
+
+ledmanager_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS)