I choose automake 1.6, (1.6.3 to be exact) and it seems to compile. I've just stopped it, remove automake 1.6, and reinstalled 1.7. Doing a new cycle of autogen, configure, make to see if it dies again. I'll let y'all know hoe it goes.
Rod
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rod | "Beneath the waves, the waves / That's where I will be /
| I'm going to see the cow beneath the sea."
| They Might Be Giants, Lincoln
