> n...@ubuntu:~/trunk$ ./configure.ac
> ./configure.ac: line 1: dnl: command not found
> ./configure.ac: line 2: dnl: command not found
> ./configure.ac: line 104: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
> ./configure.ac: line 104: `AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find the `makeinfo'
> program. Please install the texinfo package and rerun `configure'.])'
> n...@ubuntu:~/trunk$
> 

`configure.ac' is not the `configure' you are looking for.
Run ./bootstrap script first, and that will generate the final
`configure' script.

> 
> I am new to linux / ubuntu so maybe this is not a very good question.
> I downloaded Bazaar and set it up. Now when I say configure ( as above
> ) it does not work. Can some one point me in the right direction ?
> 
You can learn about the GNU autotools compilation system in the online
book following this link:
http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_toc.html

Cheers,
-Aleksander




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