tdl does not use autoconf. Edit the supplied Makefile and change prefix : where you want the program & manpage to be installed CC, CFLAGS : the C compiler and options you want to use Then just type make make install To get started, tdl create tdl add "Some task I have to do" tdl list It's suggested that you try man tdl as well. $Header: /cvs/src/tdl/INSTALL,v 1.1 2001/08/19 22:09:24 richard Exp $