QUICK & EASY:
	$ sh autogen.sh
	$ ./configure
	$ make
	$ ./src/conky # to run Conky
	# make install

First, read the README. This contains instructions specific to building conky
Fresh from a SVN checkout:

* Conky requires three "auto-tools", with at least the specific version numbers.
	Make sure these are installed:

	aclocal-1.9
	automake-1.9
	autoconf-2.59

* In the directory where you checked out conky from SVN,
	run "aclocal", "automake", and then "autoconf".
	Make sure you run those commands with the latest versions...
	it is very possible that older versions are installed, and
	plain "automake" really means automake-1.4, not what we want,
	but "automake-1.9" instead.
	Use the "--version" option to check the program version, i.e.
	"autoconf --version".

	You can also try using the autogen.sh script, like so:

	$ sh autogen.sh

* After that, it's the familiar

	$ ./configure
	$ make
	# make install

	You might have to do the last step as root.