$ ./configure --sysconfdir=/etc --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man
-This should generate valid Makefiles, then:
+If you checked out from the git repository (as opposed to downloading a
+tarball), you need to run autogen.sh instead of configure:
+
+ $ ./autogen.sh --sysconfdir=/etc --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man
+
+Either way, that should generate valid Makefiles, then:
$ make
$ make install