diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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+++ b/configure.ac
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+AC_INIT([osmo-iuh], [0.0],
+dnl	m4_esyscmd([./git-version-gen .tarball-version]),
+	[openbsc@lists.osmocom.org])
+
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip 1.6 subdir-objects])
+AC_CONFIG_TESTDIR(src/tests)
+
+dnl kernel style compile messages
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
+
+dnl checks for programs
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_RANLIB
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OSMOCORE, libosmocore)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OSMOGSM, libosmogsm)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OSMOVTY, libosmovty)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ASN1C, libasn1c)
+
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+
+dnl checks for header files
+AC_HEADER_STDC
+
+AC_OUTPUT(
+	src/Makefile
+	src/hnbap/Makefile
+	src/ranap/Makefile
+	src/rua/Makefile
+	src/tests/Makefile
+	Makefile)