--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+path=`which mlt-config 2>/dev/null`
+[ $? != 0 ] && echo "MLT not installed - aborting" && exit 1
+
+# Determine default prefix
+prefix=`dirname $path`
+prefix=`dirname $prefix`
+
+# Allow override from command line
+[ "$1" != "" ] && prefix="${1#--prefix=}"
+
+# Sanity check
+[ ! -d "$prefix" ] && echo "Invalid prefix $prefix - aborting" && exit 1
+
+echo "prefix=$prefix" > config.mak
+echo "MLT++ configured - installed in $prefix."
+