initial attempt at autoconf implementation, removed all generated code from git

configure.ac

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+AC_INIT([jq], m4_esyscmd([tr -d '\n' <VERSION]), [mu@netsoc.tcd.ie],
+             [jq], [http://stedolan.github.com/jq/])
+
+dnl Created autoconf implementation thompson@dtosolutions, 26NOV12
+AC_PREREQ([2.61])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([parallel-tests])
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CC_STDC
+AC_PROG_CPP_WERROR
+
+AM_PROG_CC_C_O
+
+dnl   CFLAGS is concidered a packagers variable, not a developer variable
+dnl   in Auto-tools.  For developer ease of use, CFLAGS are set how the
+dnl   developers like them by default but the packager can disable if so
+dnl   desired.  This is useful if something other than gcc is needed or
+dnl   for distros that need to heavily tweek the compiler (gentoo, ARM cpu
+dnl   linux's, etc)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([devcflags],
+              [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-devcflags=@<:@yes/no@:>@],
+                              [Enable the same CFLAGS used by jq developers @<:@default=yes@:>@])],
+              [enable_devcflags=$enableval],
+              [enable_devcflags=yes])
+AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_devcflags)
+dnl AM_CONDITIONAL(DEVCFLAGS, test x$enable_devcflags = xyes)
+if test "$enable_devcflags" = "yes"; then
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(DEVCFLAGS_ENABLED, true)
+fi
+
+dnl Check for sed
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(regex_cmd, sed)
+if test x$regex_cmd = "x" ; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([sed is required to patch jq.])
+fi
+
+dnl Check for flex
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(flex_cmd, flex)
+if test x$flex_cmd = "x" ; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([flex is required to patch jq.])
+fi
+
+dnl Check for bison
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(bison_cmd, bison)
+if test x$bison_cmd = "x" ; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([bison is required to patch jq.])
+fi
+
+ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
+
+dnl Check for python
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(python_cmd, python)
+if test x$python_cmd = "x" ; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([python is required to patch jq.])
+fi
+
+dnl Check for valgrind
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(valgrind_cmd, valgrind)
+if test x$valgrind_cmd = "x" ; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([valgrind is required to test jq.])
+fi
+
+dnl AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall dist-bzip2 dist-zip])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT