diff --git a/extras/japi/configure.ac b/extras/japi/configure.ac
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+AC_INIT(japi, 18.10)
+LT_INIT
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
+AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/usr])
+
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CHECK], [check], [HAVE_CHECK=1], [HAVE_CHECK=0])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_CHECK],[test "$HAVE_CHECK" -eq 1])
+
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CXX
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_ACL_PLUGIN, test "yes" = "yes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_NAT_PLUGIN, test "yes" = "yes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_L2E_PLUGIN, test "yes" = "yes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_GBP_PLUGIN, test "yes" = "yes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_PPPOE_PLUGIN, test "yes" = "yes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_GTPU_PLUGIN, test "yes" = "yes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_IOAM_PLUGIN, test "yes" = "yes")
+
+AX_VPP_FIND_JDK8
+AC_SUBST(JAVA_HOME)
+AC_SUBST(JAVAC)
+AC_SUBST(JAVAH)
+AC_SUBST(JAR)
+
+AS_CASE([$host_cpu],
+	[x86_64], [CPU_FLAGS="-march=corei7 -mtune=corei7-avx"],
+	[aarch64], [CPU_FLAGS="-march=armv8-a+crc"],
+	[CPU_FLAGS=""],
+)
+AC_SUBST([CPU_FLAGS])
+
+AC_OUTPUT([Makefile java/Makefile])
+
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])