diff --git a/alex.spec b/alex.spec
index 3943d81..f2c2c58 100644
--- a/alex.spec
+++ b/alex.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%bcond_with tests
+%bcond_without tests
 Name:           alex
 Version:        3.2.4
 Release:        0
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Haskell
 URL:            https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}
 Source0:        https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{name}-%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  ghc-Cabal-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-array-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-containers-devel
@@ -45,9 +46,16 @@ lex or flex for C/C++.
 
 %build
 %ghc_bin_build
+cd doc
+test -f configure || autoreconf
+# FIXME: you should use the %%configure macro
+./configure
 
 %install
 %ghc_bin_install
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
+cp doc/alex.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
+rm doc/autom4te.cache/requests # varies across builds, breaking build-compare
 
 %check
 # Ensure that the test suite can find the alex binary.
@@ -64,6 +72,8 @@ export PATH="%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:$PATH"
 %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/AlexTemplate-ghc
 %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/AlexTemplate-ghc-debug
 %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/AlexTemplate-ghc-nopred
+%{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}
+%{_mandir}/man1/*
 %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/AlexWrapper-basic
 %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/AlexWrapper-basic-bytestring
 %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/AlexWrapper-gscan