diff --git a/alliance/src/alliance.m4 b/alliance/src/alliance.m4
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+AC_DEFUN(AM_ALLIANCE,
+[AC_REQUIRE([AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE])
+echo 'ALLIANCE configuration ....'
+INCLUDES=-I${ALLIANCE_TOP}/include
+LDFLAGS=-L${ALLIANCE_TOP}/lib
+AC_SUBST(INCLUDES)
+AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS)
+
+INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 664'
+AC_SUBST(INSTALL_DATA)
+INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL} -m 775'
+AC_SUBST(INSTALL_PROGRAM)]
+)