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-rw-r--r--Makefile1
-rw-r--r--README5
-rwxr-xr-xconfigure3
3 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 00c35c4..871f09d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
# slstatus - suckless status monitor
.POSIX:
+include os.mk
include config.mk
REQ = util
diff --git a/README b/README
index 78dc7ab..b09fb77 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ In order to build slstatus you need the Xlib header files.
Installation
------------
-Edit config.mk to match your local setup (slstatus is installed into the
-/usr/local namespace by default). Uncomment OSSLIBS on OpenBSD.
+Run ./configure first to detect your operating system.
+Optionally edit config.mk to match your local setup (slstatus is installed into
+the /usr/local namespace by default). Uncomment OSSLIBS on OpenBSD.
Afterwards enter the following command to build and install slstatus (if
necessary as root):
diff --git a/configure b/configure
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ee57a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+printf 'OS = %s\n' "$(uname)" > os.mk