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+QUICK & EASY:
+ $ sh autogen.sh
+ $ ./configure
+ $ make
+ $ ./src/conky # to run Conky
+ # make install
+
+First, read the README. This contains instructions specific to building conky
+fresh from the git repo:
+
+* Conky requires three "auto-tools", with at least the specific version numbers.
+ Make sure these are installed:
+
+ aclocal-1.9
+ automake-1.9
+ autoconf-2.59
+
+* In the directory where you cloned conky from git,
+ run "aclocal", "automake", and then "autoconf".
+ Make sure you run those commands with the latest versions...
+ it is very possible that older versions are installed, and
+ plain "automake" really means automake-1.4, not what we want,
+ but "automake-1.9" instead.
+ Use the "--version" option to check the program version, i.e.
+ "autoconf --version".
+
+ You can also try using the autogen.sh script, like so:
+
+ $ sh autogen.sh
+
+* After that, it's the familiar
+
+ $ ./configure
+ $ make
+ # make install
+
+ You might have to do the last step as root.