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+# Initialization
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([phosphor-watchdog], [1.0],
+        [https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-watchdog/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
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+# For linking
+LT_INIT
+
+# Create configured output
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT