diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# generated by autotools
+/aclocal.m4
+/autom4te.cache
+/configure
+/Makefile.in
+/build-aux/
+!/build-aux/gen-index
+
+# generated by configure
+/src/version.js
+/config.*
+/Makefile
+/package.json
+
+# generated by gen-index
+/src/**/index.js
+
+# npm
+/node_modules
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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+++ b/Makefile.am
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+## Automake script
+#
+#  Copyright (C) 2015 Mike Gerwitz
+#
+#  This file is part of LaserTank.js.
+#
+#  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+##
+
+namespaces=$(shell find src -type d)
+nsindex=$(addsuffix /index.js, $(namespaces))
+
+.PHONY: FORCE
+
+all-am: modindex
+
+modindex: $(nsindex)
+%/index.js: FORCE
+	./build-aux/gen-index "$*" > "$@"
+
+test: check
+check:
+	@PATH="$(PATH):$(CURDIR)/node_modules/mocha/bin" \
+		mocha --recursive $(TESTARGS)
+
+FORCE:
diff --git a/build-aux/gen-index b/build-aux/gen-index
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index 0000000..bbe166c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-aux/gen-index
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Generates index.js from sources in destination directory
+#
+#  Copyright (C) 2014 LoVullo Associates, Inc.
+#  Copyright (C) 2015 Mike Gerwitz
+#
+#  This file is part of liza.  It has been modified by Mike Gerwitz.
+#
+#  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+##
+
+shopt -s extglob
+
+destpath="${1?Destination path required}"
+
+cat <<EOH
+/*** GENERATED BY gen-index; DO NOT MODIFY ***/
+
+module.exports = {
+EOH
+
+# generate require for each module
+for module in "$destpath"/!(index).js; do
+  modname="$( basename "$module" .js )"
+  echo "    '$modname': require( './$modname' ),"
+done
+
+# include index.js for any sub-directories (namespace)
+for dir in $( find "$destpath" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d ); do
+  ns=$( basename "$dir" )
+  echo "    '$ns': require( './$ns' ),"
+done
+
+echo '};'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.ac
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+## Autoconf script
+#
+#  Copyright (C) 2015 Mike Gerwitz
+#
+#  This file is part of LaserTank.js.
+#
+#  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+##
+
+AC_INIT([lasertank-js], [0.0.0-dev], [mtg@gnu.org])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
+
+# provide more granular version numbers based on the above AC_INIT line
+m4_define([ver_split], m4_split(m4_translit(AC_PACKAGE_VERSION, [-], [.]), [\.]))
+AC_SUBST(MAJOR, m4_argn(1, ver_split))
+AC_SUBST(MINOR, m4_argn(2, ver_split))
+AC_SUBST(REV, m4_argn(3, ver_split))
+AC_SUBST(SUFFIX, m4_argn(4, ver_split))
+
+# generate files from their *.in counterparts
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile package.json src/version.js])
+AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/package.json.in b/package.json.in
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json.in
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+{
+  "name":        "lasertank-js",
+  "description": "A faithful JavaScript clone of LaserTank",
+  "version":     "@VERSION@",
+  "author":      "Mike Gerwitz (https://mikegerwitz.com)",
+  "homepage":    "https://mikegerwitz.com/",
+
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url":  "https://gitlab.com/mikegerwitz/lasertank-js"
+  },
+
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">0.0.0"
+  },
+
+  "dependencies": {
+    "easejs": ">=0.2.7"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai":   ">=1.9.1",
+    "mocha":  ">=1.18.2"
+  },
+
+  "licenses": [
+    {
+      "type": "GPLv3+",
+      "url": "https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html"
+    }
+  ],
+
+  "tags": [
+      "game",
+      "lasertank",
+      "tile game"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/version.js.in b/src/version.js.in
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index 0000000..94df6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.js.in
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * Provides version information
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ *  This file is part of GNU ease.js.
+ *
+ *  ease.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ *  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+ *  version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ *  more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ *  this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+var major  = @MAJOR@,
+    minor  = @MINOR@,
+    rev    = @REV@,
+    suffix = '@SUFFIX@',
+
+    version = [ major, minor, rev, suffix ];
+
+version.major  = major;
+version.minor  = minor;
+version.rev    = rev;
+version.suffix = suffix;
+
+version.toString = function()
+{
+    return this.join( '.' )
+        .replace( /\.([^.]+)$/, '-$1' )
+        .replace( /-$/, '' );
+};
+
+module.exports = version;