diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bec5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+The Harriman-Peikoff Project ChangeLog
+======================================
+
+This project uses Git for version control. Detailed commit history and 
+changes can be viewed using Git tools or by visiting the project's 
+repository.
+
+For a detailed history of changes, please refer to the Git commit log.
+
+Example commands to view the commit history:
+
+1. To view the commit history in the terminal:
+    ```sh
+    git log
+    ```
+
+2. To view a specific commit:
+    ```sh
+    git show <commit-hash>
+    ```
+
+3. To view changes between two commits:
+    ```sh
+    git diff <commit-hash-1> <commit-hash-2>
+    ```
+
+4. To view the commit history in a graphical interface, you can use tools 
+   like Gitk or Git GUI:
+    ```sh
+    gitk
+    git gui
+    ```
+
+For more information, visit the project's repository on GitHub.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2d4a826..3d9551d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-#AM_CPPFLAGS=-I$(srcdir)/include -I$(srcdir)/core/include
-
 SUBDIRS = core
 
+# List of static miscellaneous files to include in the distribution
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+    COPYING \
+    README \
+    ChangeLog \
+    AUTHORS \
+    INSTALL
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e1fbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+The Harriman-Peikoff Project NEWS
+=================================
+
+Version 0.00
+------------
+
+Development version of The Harriman-Peikoff Project.
+
+- Added core functionality.
+- Included initial documentation (README, INSTALL, COPYING, AUTHORS).
+- Set up the build system using autoconf and automake.
+
+For detailed changes, please refer to the Git commit log.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9b03963..f071c29 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ ac_subst_vars='am__EXEEXT_FALSE
 am__EXEEXT_TRUE
 LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
-num_sensors
 am__fastdepCXX_FALSE
 am__fastdepCXX_TRUE
 CXXDEPMODE
@@ -729,8 +728,7 @@ LIBS
 CPPFLAGS
 CXX
 CXXFLAGS
-CCC
-num_sensors'
+CCC'
 
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
@@ -1371,7 +1369,6 @@ Some influential environment variables:
               you have headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>
   CXX         C++ compiler command
   CXXFLAGS    C++ compiler flags
-  num_sensors num_sensors=<n> $num_sensors_desc
 
 Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
 it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.
@@ -2519,9 +2516,6 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
-
-
-
 # Safety checks in case user overwritten --srcdir
 
 
@@ -2529,9 +2523,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 # in this dir (build-aux)
 
 
-# Init automake, and specify this program use relaxed structures.
-# i.e. this program doesn't follow the gnu coding standards, and doesn't have
-# ChangeLog, COPYING, AUTHORS, INSTALL, README etc. files.
+# Init automake, and specify this program follows the gnu coding standards.
 am__api_version='1.16'
 
 
@@ -3150,6 +3142,10 @@ END
 fi
 
 
+# Add standard GNU files
+ac_config_files="$ac_config_files ChangeLog COPYING AUTHORS INSTALL README"
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -4679,11 +4675,11 @@ if test x$ac_prog_cxx_stdcxx = xno
 then :
   { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $CXX option to enable C++11 features" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $CXX option to enable C++11 features... " >&6; }
-if test ${ac_cv_prog_cxx_11+y}
+if test ${ac_cv_prog_cxx_cxx11+y}
 then :
   printf %s "(cached) " >&6
 else $as_nop
-  ac_cv_prog_cxx_11=no
+  ac_cv_prog_cxx_cxx11=no
 ac_save_CXX=$CXX
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -4725,11 +4721,11 @@ if test x$ac_prog_cxx_stdcxx = xno
 then :
   { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $CXX option to enable C++98 features" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $CXX option to enable C++98 features... " >&6; }
-if test ${ac_cv_prog_cxx_98+y}
+if test ${ac_cv_prog_cxx_cxx98+y}
 then :
   printf %s "(cached) " >&6
 else $as_nop
-  ac_cv_prog_cxx_98=no
+  ac_cv_prog_cxx_cxx98=no
 ac_save_CXX=$CXX
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -4904,29 +4900,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdio.h])
-
-#	AC_MSG_ERROR([You must set the number of sensors with num_sensors], 1))
-if test "X$num_sensors" = "X"
-then :
-  as_fn_error $? "You must set num_sensors" "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-if test `echo $num_sensors | grep -c '^0-9\+$'` -gt 0
-then :
-  as_fn_error $? "num_sensors must be an integer" "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-if test $num_sensors -lt 1
-then :
-  as_fn_error $? "Harikoff needs at least 1 sensor" "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-
-num_sensors_desc="Number of sensors harikoff has direct purview over"
-
-
-
-printf "%s\n" "#define CONFIG_NUM_SENSORS $num_sensors" >>confdefs.h
-
-
 ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers config.h"
 
 
@@ -5657,6 +5630,11 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 for ac_config_target in $ac_config_targets
 do
   case $ac_config_target in
+    "ChangeLog") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES ChangeLog" ;;
+    "COPYING") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES COPYING" ;;
+    "AUTHORS") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES AUTHORS" ;;
+    "INSTALL") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES INSTALL" ;;
+    "README") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES README" ;;
     "depfiles") CONFIG_COMMANDS="$CONFIG_COMMANDS depfiles" ;;
     "config.h") CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS config.h" ;;
     "Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES Makefile" ;;