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+# Initialization
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([phosphor-net-ipmid], [1.0], [https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-net-ipmid/issues])
+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
+
+# 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])
+
+# Checks for libraries.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 221])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CRYPTO], [libcrypto >= 1.0.2g], ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([can't find openssl libcrypto])])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([mapper], [mapper_get_service], ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find libmapper...openbmc/phosphor-objmgr package required])])
+
+# Checks 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_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT