diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
--- a/configure.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-AC_PREREQ([2.68])
-AC_INIT([CADS_zodiacal_model], [1.0], [cads@iiap.res.in])
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([config.h.in])
-AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(CADS_zodiacal_model, 1.0)
-
-# Checks for programs.
-AC_PROG_CXX
-AC_PROG_CC
-AC_PROG_CPP
-AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_LN_S
-AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
-
-# Checks for libraries.
-
-# Checks for header files.
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h string.h])
-
-# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
-
-# Checks for library functions.
-AC_FUNC_MALLOC
-
-LIBS="$LIBS -lm -Wall -pedantic"
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-# Now we check for libnova headers and library #
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-LIBS="$LIBS -L/usr/lib -L/usr/lib64 -L/usr/local/lib \
--L/usr/local/lib64 -lnova"
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/libnova \
--I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/libnova"
-
-lnovaerror="
- +------------------------------------------------------------------+
- | Unable to find libnova distribution. You may need to get it from |
- | http://libnova.sourceforge.net/ |
- +------------------------------------------------------------------+
-"
-AC_ARG_WITH(libnova,
- [ --with-libnova[=DIR] Location of the libnova distribution],
- [LNOVA=$with_libnova]
-)
-
-if test x"$LNOVA" != 'x'; then
- LIBS="-L$LNOVA/lib64 -L$LNOVA/lib -L$LNOVA $LIBS"
- CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$LNOVA -I$LNOVA/include -I$LNOVA/include/libnova"
-fi
-
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libnova)
-AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <libnova/libnova.h>]],
- [[ struct ln_lnlat_posn observer;]])],
- [libnova=yes],[libnova=no])
-AC_MSG_RESULT([$libnova])
-
-if test "$libnova" != "yes"; then
- AC_MSG_ERROR($lnovaerror)
-fi
-
-
-AC_OUTPUT(Makefile src/Makefile)
-
-echo
-echo " +------------------------------------------------------------------+"
-echo " | Configuration complete |"
-echo " | Type 'make' to compile the software, followed by 'make install' |"
-echo " | All the very best! :-) |"
-echo " | --CADS Software Team |"
-echo " +------------------------------------------------------------------+"
-echo
-