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@@ -14,22 +14,30 @@ by the tp_smapi project. The tp_smapi module is currently recommended
 by the hdaps devs, so you should be using it. In the future, the
 in-tree module will probably be supported as well.
 
+Finally, you'll need to be running hdapsd (HDAPS daemon) if you'd like
+the plugin to do anything. The HDAPS daemon is what updates sysfs with
+the readings from the hdaps module. Get it here:
+
+  http://repo.or.cz/w/hdapsd.git
+
 3. Installation
 
-I think it builds like most XFCE panel plugins. Run ./autogen.sh in
-the project directory, and hopefully it will compile. At that point,
-you should have an xfce-hdaps executable in your panel-plugin
-directory.
+I think it builds like most XFCE panel plugins. Git users, run
+'./autogen.sh' in the project directory, and hopefully it will do
+whatever it does to make your project directory look like the tarball
+release. If it does (or if you just downloaded the tarball), run,
 
-Now, there should also be an xfce4-hdaps.desktop file in the
-panel-plugin directory. You need to copy this to the directory where
-XFCE keeps all of those things. For example, the system-wide location
-on Gentoo is /usr/share/xfce4/panel-plugins/.
+./configure
+make
 
-Finally, modify the X-XFCE-Exec parameter in the desktop file to
-reflect the real location of your xfce4-hdaps binary. You should now
-be able to add the plugin to your panel.
+With any luck, you will have a libhdaps.so module in your
+panel-plugin/.libs/ directory. There should also be an hdaps.desktop
+file in the panel-plugin directory.
 
+You need to copy these to the directories where XFCE keeps such
+things. For example, the system-wide desktop file location on Gentoo
+is /usr/share/xfce4/panel/plugins/, and the module itself goes in
+/usr/lib/xfce4/panel/plugins/.
 
 4. Settings