[newbie] makeinfo***missing

[Quinton Jones Jr]

While running ./configure for glib-1.2.0. I get the following error
message:

checking for makeinfo...missing
checking host system type...configure: error: can not guess host type;
you must specify one 

I can somebody explain what is going on and how to correct it, so I can
get on with the installation.

BTW: glib-1.2.0 and gtk+1.2.0 or higher are needed to install Gftp.

Regards,

Qman...