diff --git a/alliance/src/ocr/configure.in b/alliance/src/ocr/configure.in
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+dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+AC_INIT(src/rout/ocrRouter.c)
+
+OCR_MAJOR_VERSION=1
+OCR_MINOR_VERSION=0
+OCR_VERSION=$OCR_MAJOR_VERSION.$OCR_MINOR_VERSION
+
+AC_SUBST(OCR_MAJOR_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(OCR_MINOR_VERSION)
+AC_SUBST(OCR_VERSION)
+
+# For automake.
+VERSION=$OCR_VERSION
+PACKAGE=ocr
+
+dnl Initialize automake stuff
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE, $VERSION)
+
+dnl Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_RANLIB
+AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+dnl Checks for libraries.
+AM_ALLIANCE
+AC_CHECK_LIB(m, sqrt)
+
+dnl Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AC_C_CONST
+
+
+AC_OUTPUT([
+Makefile
+src/Makefile
+src/rout/Makefile
+src/seg/Makefile
+src/util/Makefile
+src/include/Makefile
+doc/Makefile
+])