diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+++ b/Makefile.am
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+SUBDIRS = libmoolticute-c
+
+bin_PROGRAMS=mpass
+
+mpass_SOURCES  = src/get.c
+mpass_SOURCES += yaap/src/argparse.c
+mpass_SOURCES += src/main.c
+
+if HAVE_X11
+  mpass_SOURCES+=src/x11_clipboard.c
+endif
+
+mpass_LDADD = libmoolticute-c/libmoolticute.a
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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+++ b/configure.ac
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+#                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
+# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
+AC_INIT([moolticute-pass], [0.0.1])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign subdir-objects])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+LT_INIT
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([
+ Makefile
+])
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([libmoolticute-c])
+
+# Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_CC
+
+# Checks for header files.
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdint.h stdlib.h string.h stdio.h ])
+
+
+# Check for required libraries of moolticute-c
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([pthread_create], [pthread], [], [
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find pthread library])
+])
+
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([json_object_new_object], [json-c], [], [
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find json-c library])
+])
+
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([lws_create_context], [websockets], [], [
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find websockets library])
+])
+
+
+# create an commandline option to activate/deactivate X11 usage
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([x11-clipboard],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-x11-clipboard],
+    [support copying password to X11 clipboard @<:@default=check@:>@])],
+  [],
+  [enable_x11_clipboard=check])
+
+AS_CASE(
+  ["$enable_x11_clipboard"],
+  [yes], [AC_SEARCH_LIBS([XInternAtom], [X11],   [HAVE_X11=1])],
+  [no], [],
+  [AC_SEARCH_LIBS( [XInternAtom], [X11],  [HAVE_X11=1])]
+)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_X11, [test "$enable_x11_clipboard" != no -a "$HAVE_X11" -eq 1])
+AS_IF([test "$enable_x11_clipboard" != no -a "$HAVE_X11" -eq 1], [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_X11,[1],[Set if X11 library is available])])
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
+AC_TYPE_UINT32_T
+
+# Checks for library functions.
+AC_FUNC_MALLOC
+AC_FUNC_REALLOC
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([memset strtol])
+
+AC_OUTPUT