diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+++ b/Makefile.am
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+bin_PROGRAMS = stdouterr
+stdouterr_SOURCES = main.c tmp_help.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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+++ b/configure.ac
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+dnl Proccess this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+
+AC_PREREQ(2.59)
+
+AC_INIT([stdouterr], [0.1], [kevin.nl.samuel@gmail.com])
+
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 foreign])
+
+AC_PROG_CC
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT