diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5007b71..eccc3eb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # process this file with automake to create a Makefile.in
 
-SUBDIRS = src debian
+SUBDIRS = src doc debian
 
 
 # make required device file
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 813ad2a..254a8f1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@ AC_SUBST(lt_age)
 
 
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -Wunused"
-AC_OUTPUT([ Makefile src/Makefile debian/Makefile ])
+AC_OUTPUT([
+Makefile
+src/Makefile
+doc/Makefile
+doc/testlibraw.1
+debian/Makefile
+])
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f639a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# man files for testlibraw
+man_MANS = testlibraw.1
+EXTRA_DIST = testlibraw.1.in
diff --git a/doc/testlibraw.1.in b/doc/testlibraw.1.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69dde13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/testlibraw.1.in
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+.TH testlibraw 1 "libraw1394 @VERSION@" "" "Linux IEEE 1394"
+.SH NAME
+testlibraw \- run basic functionality tests on libraw1394
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B testlibraw
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+testlibraw attaches to the Linux IEEE 1394 subsystem through libraw1394 and
+tries to read data from all connected nodes.  It therefore acts as a check that:
+.IP *
+libraw1394 is installed correctly
+.IP *
+the IEEE 1394 subsystem is loaded in the kernel and of a supported version
+.IP *
+libraw1394 and kernel side raw1394 can communicate
+.IP *
+connected nodes can be reached and do respond.
+.PP
+The read transactions are of a form that all powered up nodes conforming to the
+IEEE 1394 standard have to be able to respond to.
+.PP
+The source of this program also acts as a demonstration of libraw1394
+programming, including initialization, transactions and the event loop.
+.SH EXAMPLE RUN
+FIXME: insert example here
+.SH BUGS
+None known.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/
+.SH AUTHOR
+Andreas Bombe <aeb@debian.org>
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 6f16238..9e1fe70 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ libraw1394_la_SOURCES =   \
 pkginclude_HEADERS = raw1394.h csr.h ieee1394.h
 
 # testlibraw
-noinst_PROGRAMS = testlibraw
+bin_PROGRAMS = testlibraw
 testlibraw_LDADD = libraw1394.la