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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index faaaec64..4c0e8c62 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,19 +2,37 @@
 # given explicitly on the command line) so mention it first.
 all:
 
-# List all subdirectories here. Each contains its own Makefile.local
-subdirs = compat completion emacs lib
-
-# We make all targets depend on the Makefiles themselves.
-global_deps = Makefile Makefile.local \
-	$(subdirs:%=%/Makefile) $(subdirs:%=%/Makefile.local)
-
 # Sub-directory Makefile.local fragments can append to these variables
 # to have directory-specific cflags as necessary.
 
 extra_cflags :=
 extra_cxxflags :=
 
+# Get settings from the output of configure by running it to generate
+# Makefile.config if it doesn't exist yet.
+
+# If Makefile.config doesn't exist, then srcdir won't be
+# set. Conditionally set it (assuming a plain srcdir build) so that
+# the rule to generate Makefile.config can actually work.
+srcdir ?= .
+
+include Makefile.config
+
+# We make all targets depend on the Makefiles themselves.
+global_deps = Makefile Makefile.config Makefile.local \
+	$(subdirs:%=%/Makefile) $(subdirs:%=%/Makefile.local)
+
+Makefile.config: $(srcdir)/configure
+ifeq ($(configure_options),)
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Note: Calling ./configure with no command-line arguments. This is often fine,"
+	@echo "      but if you want to specify any arguments (such as an alternate prefix"
+	@echo "      into which to install), call ./configure explicitly and then make again."
+	@echo "      See \"./configure --help\" for more details."
+	@echo ""
+endif
+	$(srcdir)/configure $(configure_options)
+
 # Finally, include all of the Makefile.local fragments where all the
 # real work is done.