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+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Initialize
+dnl **************************************************************************
+AC_INIT([[[SAMPLE]]],[[[x.xx]]],[bugs@yourdomain])
+
+dnl Place all of the extra autoconf files into the config subdirectory
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([autoconf])
+
+dnl Configure a header file
+
+dnl Configure Makefiles
+dnl List every Makefile that ecists within your source tree
+
+AC_CONFIG_MAKEFILE(Makefile)
+AC_CONFIG_MAKEFILE(lib/Makefile)
+AC_CONFIG_MAKEFILE(lib/sample/Makefile)
+AC_CONFIG_MAKEFILE(tools/Makefile)
+AC_CONFIG_MAKEFILE(tools/sample/Makefile)
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Determine which system we are building on
+dnl **************************************************************************
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Check for programs.
+dnl **************************************************************************
+
+dnl Verify that the source directory is valid
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(["Makefile.common.in"])
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Check for libraries.
+dnl **************************************************************************
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Checks for header files.
+dnl **************************************************************************
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+dnl **************************************************************************
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Checks for library functions.
+dnl **************************************************************************
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Enable various compile-time options
+dnl **************************************************************************
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Set the location of various third-party software packages
+dnl **************************************************************************
+
+dnl Location of LLVM source code
+AC_ARG_WITH(llvmsrc,AC_HELP_STRING([--with-llvmsrc],[Location of LLVM Source Code]),AC_SUBST(LLVM_SRC,[$withval]),AC_SUBST(LLVM_SRC,[`cd ${srcdir}/../..; pwd`]))
+
+dnl Location of LLVM object code
+AC_ARG_WITH(llvmobj,AC_HELP_STRING([--with-llvmobj],[Location of LLVM Object Code]),AC_SUBST(LLVM_OBJ,[$withval]),AC_SUBST(LLVM_OBJ,[`cd ../..; pwd`]))
+
+dnl **************************************************************************
+dnl * Create the output files
+dnl **************************************************************************
+AC_OUTPUT(Makefile.common)