diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4862456..d6cbc57 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ clean:
 dist: clean
 	mkdir -p spmenu-$(VERSION)
 	cp -rf LICENSE Makefile *.h *.mk *.c scripts/ docs/ libs/ PKGBUILD build.sh spmenu-$(VERSION)
+	[ -f buildconf ] && cp buildconf spmenu-$(VERSION) || :
 	[ -f spmenu.1 ] && cp spmenu.1 spmenu-$(VERSION) || :
 	tar -cf spmenu-$(VERSION).tar spmenu-$(VERSION)
 	gzip spmenu-$(VERSION).tar
 	rm -rf spmenu-$(VERSION)
 
-install: all
+install:
+	[ ! -x spmenu ] && make all || :
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/spmenu/
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/spmenu
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7f1e579..6ee7f55 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ build() {
     make clean
     [ "$GEN_MANUAL" != "false" ] && make man
 
-    [ "$INSTALL" != "true" ] && \
     make \
         CC="$CC" \
         PREFIX="$PREFIX" \
@@ -142,4 +141,4 @@ check_dist
 check
 loadconf
 build
-[ "$INSTALL" != "false" ] && install
+[ "$install" != "false" ] && install
diff --git a/buildconf b/buildconf
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..30c583c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildconf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# buildconf
+#
+# This is the default configuration used to build spmenu. The build.sh script reads it.
+imlib2=true
+pango=true
+pangoxft=true
+xinerama=true
+openssl=true
+fribidi=true
+CC=tcc
diff --git a/libs/stream.c b/libs/stream.c
index a8125b2..446c4f7 100644
--- a/libs/stream.c
+++ b/libs/stream.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ readstdin(void)
 
             // spmenu:about
             if (!strncmp("about", items[i].ex, strlen("about"))) {
-                int i = system("printf \"spmenu $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/version' ] && cat /usr/share/spmenu/version || printf unknown)\\nBased on dmenu 5.2 from https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu\\nCompiled $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/compile-date' ] && cat /usr/share/spmenu/compile-date || printf unknown)\\nCFLAGS: $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/cflags' ] && cat /usr/share/spmenu/cflags || printf unknown)\\nCC: $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/cc' ] && cat /usr/share/spmenu/cc || printf unknown)\" | spmenu --columns 1 --lines 5 --hide-cursor --no-allow-typing --hide-mode --hide-match-count --hide-prompt --hide-powerline --hide-input --no-indent --no-color-items > /dev/null");
+                int i = system("printf \"spmenu $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/version' ] && cat /usr/share/spmenu/version || printf unknown)\\nBased on dmenu 5.2 from https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu\\nCompiled $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/compile-date' ] && cat /usr/share/spmenu/compile-date || printf Unknown)\\nCFLAGS: $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/cflags' ] && cat /usr/share/spmenu/cflags || printf unknown)\\nCC: $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/cc' ] && cat /usr/share/spmenu/cc || printf unknown)\\nDistro: $([ -f '/usr/share/spmenu/pkg_arch' ] && echo Arch || echo Installed manually)\\n\" | spmenu --columns 1 --lines 10 --hide-cursor --no-allow-typing --hide-mode --hide-match-count --hide-prompt --hide-powerline --hide-input --no-indent --no-color-items > /dev/null");
                 if (i||!i) exit(0);
             }