diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
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+AC_INIT
+
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libosmocore, 0.0alpha1)
+
+dnl kernel style compile messages
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
+
+dnl checks for programs
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_RANLIB
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+
+dnl checks for header files
+AC_HEADER_STDC
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(execinfo.h sys/select.h)
+
+# The following test is taken from WebKit's webkit.m4
+saved_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fvisibility=hidden "
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if ${CC} supports -fvisibility=hidden])
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([char foo;],
+      [ AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+        SYMBOL_VISIBILITY="-fvisibility=hidden"],
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([no]))
+CFLAGS="$saved_CFLAGS"
+AC_SUBST(SYMBOL_VISIBILITY)
+
+dnl Generate the output
+AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
+
+AC_OUTPUT(
+	libosmocore.pc
+	include/osmocore/Makefile
+	include/osmocore/protocol/Makefile
+	include/Makefile
+	src/Makefile
+	tests/Makefile
+	tests/timer/Makefile
+	tests/sms/Makefile
+	Makefile)