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 Installation
 ============
 
-See the file `INSTALL` for configure, build and install details.
+See the file `INSTALL` for configure, build and install details. It is included in the
+archive but when using the repo must be generated using
+
+    autoreconf -is
 
 Additionnally, you may need to grant permissions to your user to drive your device.
 Under GNU/Linux systems, if you use udev, you could use the provided udev rules.