can't compile HAL from CVS

[Marco Canini]

Hi list
I'm having troubles with autogen.sh
It seems an automake or conf issue, but i'm not expert
Do i need to run a particular version of automake/conf.
I'm using automake 1.4 and autoconf 2.59

This is what i get when i invoke it:

processing .
Running libtoolize...
You should add the contents of `/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4' to
`aclocal.m4'.
Running aclocal -I /opt/gnome2/share/aclocal ...
aclocal: configure.in: 17: macro `AM_PATH_PYTHON' not found in library
Running autoheader...
autoheader: error: AC_CONFIG_HEADERS not found in configure.in
Running automake --gnu  ...
configure.in: 6: required file `./config.h.in' not found
Makefile.am:9: invalid variable `dist_dbus_DATA'
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_osspec.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_common.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_common.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_pci.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_pci.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_usb.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_usb.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_ide.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_ide.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_class_block.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_class_block.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_class_scsi.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_class_scsi.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_class_net.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_class_net.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_class_input.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/linux_class_input.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/libsysfs.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/dlist.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/dlist.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/sysfs.h' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/sysfs_bus.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/sysfs_class.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/sysfs_device.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/sysfs_dir.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/sysfs_driver.c' is in subdirectory
automake: hald/Makefile.am: not supported: source file
`linux/libsysfs/sysfs_utils.c' is in subdirectory
tools/device-manager/Makefile.am:4: invalid variable
`dist_devicemanager_SCRIPTS'
tools/device-manager/Makefile.am:4: invalid variable
`dist_devicemanager_SCRIPTS'
tools/device-manager/Makefile.am:16: invalid variable
`dist_devicemanager_DATA'
fdi/Makefile.am:8: invalid variable `dist_fdi_DATA'
fdi/10generic/Makefile.am:4: invalid variable `dist_fdi10generic_DATA'
fdi/20freedesktop/Makefile.am:5: invalid variable
`dist_fdi20freedesktop_DATA'
Running autoconf ...
Running ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode --prefix=/opt/gnome2 ...
./configure: line 1330: syntax error near unexpected token `hal,'
./configure: line 1330: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(hal, 0.2.2)'
-- 
Marco Canini <marco.canini at fastwebnet.it>