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+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([phosphor-snmp], [1.0], [https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/phosphor-snmp.git])
+AC_LANG([C++])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+
+# Compiler flags
+CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fpic -Wall -Werror"
+
+# Check for programs
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+LT_PREREQ([2.4.6])
+LT_INIT([dlopen disable-static shared])
+
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([net-snmp/net-snmp-config.h],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires net-snmp headers"]))
+
+# Checks for library functions
+LT_INIT # Required for systemd linking
+
+# Check/set gtest specific functions.
+AX_PTHREAD([GTEST_CPPFLAGS="-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=1"],[GTEST_CPPFLAGS="-GTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=0"])
+AC_SUBST(GTEST_CPPFLAGS)
+
+# Add the code covererage
+AX_CODE_COVERAGE
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([oe-sdk],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-oe-sdk], [Link testcases absolutely against OE SDK so they can be ran within it.])
+)
+AC_ARG_VAR(OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT,
+    [Path to the OE SDK SYSROOT])
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_oe_sdk" == "xyes"],
+    AS_IF([test "x$OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT" == "x"],
+          AC_MSG_ERROR([OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT must be set with --enable-oe-sdk])
+    )
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Enabling OE-SDK at $OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT])
+    [
+        testcase_flags="-Wl,-rpath,\${OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT}/lib"
+        testcase_flags="${testcase_flags} -Wl,-rpath,\${OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT}/usr/lib"
+        testcase_flags="${testcase_flags} -Wl,-dynamic-linker,`find \${OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT}/lib/ld-*.so | sort -r -n | head -n1`"
+    ]
+    AC_SUBST([OESDK_TESTCASE_FLAGS], [$testcase_flags])
+)
+
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([phosphor-snmp.pc])
+AC_OUTPUT
+
+