diff --git a/legacy/eina/configure.ac b/legacy/eina/configure.ac
index ff95b3bddd..5ba540e1bb 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/eina/configure.ac
@@ -628,6 +628,10 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([CITYHASH_BENCH], [test -n "$CXX" && test "x$enable_benchmark" =
 
 AC_SUBST(requirement_eina)
 
+### Build and install examples
+EFL_CHECK_BUILD_EXAMPLES([enable_build_examples="yes"], [enable_build_examples="no"])
+EFL_CHECK_INSTALL_EXAMPLES([enable_install_examples="yes"], [enable_install_examples="no"])
+
 ### Create the .pc.in file according to the major version
 #cat > ${srcdir}/eina-${VMAJ}.pc.in << EOF
 #prefix=@prefix@
@@ -664,6 +668,7 @@ src/modules/mp/fixed_bitmap/Makefile
 src/modules/mp/buddy/Makefile
 src/modules/mp/one_big/Makefile
 src/tests/Makefile
+src/examples/Makefile
 ])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
@@ -700,6 +705,8 @@ echo
 echo "  Documentation........: ${build_doc}"
 echo "  Tests................: ${enable_tests}"
 echo "  Coverage.............: ${enable_coverage}"
+echo "  Examples.............: ${enable_build_examples}"
+echo "  Examples installed...: ${enable_install_examples}"
 echo "  Benchmark............: ${enable_benchmark}"
 if test "x${enable_benchmark}" = "xyes" ; then
 echo "    Glib...............: ${enable_benchmark_glib}"
diff --git a/legacy/eina/m4/efl_examples.m4 b/legacy/eina/m4/efl_examples.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a809adff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy/eina/m4/efl_examples.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+dnl Copyright (C) 2008 Vincent Torri <vtorri at univ-evry dot fr>
+dnl That code is public domain and can be freely used or copied.
+
+dnl Macro that check if building examples is wanted.
+
+dnl Usage: EFL_CHECK_BUILD_EXAMPLES([ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
+dnl Defines the automake conditionnal EFL_ENABLE_BUILD_EXAMPLES
+
+AC_DEFUN([EFL_CHECK_BUILD_EXAMPLES],
+[
+
+dnl configure option
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([build-examples],
+   [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-build-examples], [enable building examples @<:@default=disabled@:>@])],
+   [
+    if test "x${enableval}" = "xyes" ; then
+       _efl_enable_build_examples="yes"
+    else
+       _efl_enable_build_examples="no"
+    fi
+   ],
+   [_efl_enable_build_examples="no"])
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether examples are built])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([${_efl_enable_build_examples}])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(EFL_BUILD_EXAMPLES, test "x${_efl_enable_build_examples}" = "xyes")
+
+AS_IF([test "x$_efl_enable_build_examples" = "xyes"], [$1], [$2])
+])
+
+
+dnl Macro that check if installing examples is wanted.
+
+dnl Usage: EFL_CHECK_INSTALL_EXAMPLES([ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
+dnl Defines the automake conditionnal EFL_ENABLE_INSTALL_EXAMPLES
+
+AC_DEFUN([EFL_CHECK_INSTALL_EXAMPLES],
+[
+
+dnl configure option
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([install-examples],
+   [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-install-examples], [enable installing example source files @<:@default=disabled@:>@])],
+   [
+    if test "x${enableval}" = "xyes" ; then
+       _efl_enable_install_examples="yes"
+    else
+       _efl_enable_install_examples="no"
+    fi
+   ],
+   [_efl_enable_install_examples="no"])
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether examples are installed])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([${_efl_enable_install_examples}])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(EFL_INSTALL_EXAMPLES, test "x${_efl_enable_install_examples}" = "xyes")
+
+AS_IF([test "x$_efl_enable_install_examples" = "xyes"], [$1], [$2])
+])
+
+dnl End of efl_examples.m4
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/Makefile.am b/legacy/eina/src/Makefile.am
index 0a6b2a3d83..7ae5ce91ef 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = lib include modules tests
+SUBDIRS = lib include modules tests examples
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/examples/Makefile.am b/legacy/eina/src/examples/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0167a2c554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+pkglibdir = $(datadir)/$(PACKAGE)/examples
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS = \
+-I. \
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/include \
+-I$(top_builddir)/src/include
+
+LDADD = \
+	$(top_builddir)/src/lib/libeina.la
+
+SRCS = \
+	eina_hash_01.c \
+	eina_hash_02.c
+
+pkglib_PROGRAMS =
+
+if EFL_INSTALL_EXAMPLES
+filesdir = $(datadir)/$(PACKAGE)/examples
+files_DATA = $(SRCS)
+endif
+
+if EFL_BUILD_EXAMPLES
+pkglib_PROGRAMS += \
+	eina_hash_01 \
+	eina_hash_02
+endif
+