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+# Initialization
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_INIT([stdplus], [0.1], [https://github.com/openbmc/stdplus/issues])
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([nostdinc foreign subdir-objects -Wall -Werror dist-xz tar-ustar])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+AC_LANG([C++])
+
+# Make sure the default CFLAGS of `-O2 -g` don't override CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS
+# It is important that this comes before AC_PROG_C{C,XX}, as we are attempting
+# to stop them from populating default CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS.
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_tests" = "xno"], [enable_code_coverage=no])
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_code_coverage" != "xno"], [
+    AS_IF([test "x${CXXFLAGS+set}" != "xset"], [
+        AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS, [""])
+    ])
+    AS_IF([test "x${CFLAGS+set}" != "xset"], [
+        AC_SUBST(CFLAGS, [""])
+    ])
+])
+
+# Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_AR
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+# Checks for libtool
+LT_INIT # Removes 'unrecognized options: --with-libtool-sysroot'
+
+# Make sure the pkgconfigdata is configured for automake
+PKG_INSTALLDIR
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([17], [noext], [mandatory])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic], [CFLAGS])
+AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic], [CXXFLAGS])
+
+# Make it possible for users to choose to disable examples
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([examples], AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-examples],
+                                         [Build example programs]))
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_EXAMPLES], [test "x$enable_examples" != "xno"])
+
+# Make it possible for users to choose if they want test support
+# explicitly or not at all
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([tests], AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-tests],
+                                      [Build test cases]))
+
+# Check/set gtest specific functions.
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_tests" != "xno"], [
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTEST], [gtest], [], [true])
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GMOCK], [gmock], [], [true])
+    AX_PTHREAD
+
+    AX_SAVE_FLAGS_WITH_PREFIX(OLD, [CPPFLAGS])
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([$GTEST_CFLAGS], [CPPFLAGS])
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([gtest/gtest.h], [
+        AS_IF([test "x$GTEST_CFLAGS" = "x"], [
+            AS_IF([test "x$PTHREAD_CFLAGS" = "x"], [
+                AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS(["-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=0"], [GTEST_CFLAGS])
+            ], [
+                AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS(["-DGTEST_HAS_PTHREAD=1"], [GTEST_CFLAGS])
+                AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([$PTHREAD_CFLAGS], [GTEST_CFLAGS])
+            ])
+        ])
+    ], [
+        AS_IF([test "x$enable_tests" = "xyes"], [
+            AC_MSG_ERROR([Testing enabled but could not find gtest/gtest.h])
+        ])
+    ])
+    AX_RESTORE_FLAGS_WITH_PREFIX(OLD, [CPPFLAGS])
+
+    AX_SAVE_FLAGS_WITH_PREFIX(OLD, [CPPFLAGS])
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([$GMOCK_CFLAGS], [CPPFLAGS])
+    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([gmock/gmock.h], [], [
+        AS_IF([test "x$enable_tests" = "xyes"], [
+            AC_MSG_ERROR([Testing enabled but could not find gmock/gmock.h])
+        ])
+    ])
+    AX_RESTORE_FLAGS_WITH_PREFIX(OLD, [CPPFLAGS])
+
+    AX_SAVE_FLAGS_WITH_PREFIX(OLD, [LDFLAGS])
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([$GTEST_LIBS], [LDFLAGS])
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([gtest], [main], [
+        AS_IF([test "x$GTEST_LIBS" = "x"], [
+            AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-lgtest], [GTEST_LIBS])
+        ])
+    ], [
+        AS_IF([test "x$enable_tests" = "xyes"], [
+            AC_MSG_ERROR([Testing enabled but couldn't find gtest libs])
+        ])
+    ])
+    AX_RESTORE_FLAGS_WITH_PREFIX(OLD, [LDFLAGS])
+
+    AX_SAVE_FLAGS_WITH_PREFIX(OLD, [LDFLAGS])
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([$GMOCK_LIBS], [LDFLAGS])
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([gmock], [main], [
+        AS_IF([test "x$GMOCK_LIBS" = "x"], [
+            AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-lgmock], [GMOCK_LIBS])
+        ])
+    ], [
+        AS_IF([test "x$enable_tests" = "xyes"], [
+            AC_MSG_ERROR([Testing enabled but couldn't find gmock libs])
+        ])
+    ])
+    AX_RESTORE_FLAGS_WITH_PREFIX(OLD, [LDFLAGS])
+])
+
+# Check for valgrind
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_tests" = "xno"], [enable_valgrind=no])
+m4_foreach([vgtool], [valgrind_tool_list],
+    [AX_VALGRIND_DFLT(vgtool, [off])])
+AX_VALGRIND_DFLT([memcheck], [on])
+AX_VALGRIND_CHECK
+AM_EXTRA_RECURSIVE_TARGETS([check-valgrind])
+m4_foreach([vgtool], [valgrind_tool_list],
+    [AM_EXTRA_RECURSIVE_TARGETS([check-valgrind-]vgtool)])
+
+# Code coverage
+AX_CODE_COVERAGE
+AM_EXTRA_RECURSIVE_TARGETS([check-code-coverage])
+AS_IF([test "x$CODE_COVERAGE_ENABLED" = "xyes"], [
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-DHAVE_GCOV], [CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS])
+])
+
+# Append -Werror after doing autoconf compiler checks
+# Otherwise some perfectly valid checks can fail and cause our
+# final configuratin to be broken.
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([werror], AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-werror], [Whether to automatically add -Werror CFLAGS]))
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_tests" != "xno"], [
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Werror], [CFLAGS])
+    AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
+])
+
+# Create configured output
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile example/Makefile src/Makefile test/Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/stdplus.pc])
+AC_OUTPUT