diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
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+EXTRA_DIST = tpdfview.txt
+CLEANFILES = tpdfview.1
+
+man_MANS = tpdfview.1
+
+tpdfview.1: tpdfview.txt
+
+.txt.1:
+ a2x -d manpage -f manpage -atpdfv_version=$(PACKAGE_VERSION) $<
+