--- a
+++ b/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# When releasing also remember to update the soname as instructed below
+AC_INIT(unity-lens-recoll, 0.1.1, https://www.recoll.org)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
+AM_PATH_PYTHON
+
+AC_PREREQ(2.59)
+
+# Variables to escape in .in files
+AS_AC_EXPAND(PREFIX, $prefix)
+AC_SUBST(PREFIX)
+
+AS_AC_EXPAND(DATADIR, $datarootdir)
+AC_SUBST(DATADIR)
+
+AS_AC_EXPAND(LIBEXECDIR, $libexecdir)
+AC_SUBST(LIBEXECDIR)
+
+AC_OUTPUT([
+bin/unity-recoll-daemon
+data/recoll.lens
+data/unity-lens-recoll.service
+Makefile
+])
+
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([
+
+ unity-lens-recoll
+ --------------------
+
+ Prefix : ${prefix}
+
+])
+