[maemo-developers] Automake >1.8.5?

[From: dmenns1]

I am in WAY over my head on this one :)

I had successfully compiled 'libgphoto2' and 'gphoto2' from a tar/gz
package, but now I am attempting to go one step further by doing the
same thing using the SVN 'trunk' source.  However, this requires that I
run the following command:

autoreconf --install --symlink

When I do so within my chinook scratchbox environment, I get the
following errors:

configure.ac:15: require Automake 1.9, but have 1.8.5
autoreconf2.50: automake failed with exit status: 1

In order to fix this, I have tried two things:

apt-get upgrade automake
    &
download/compile/install source for automake 1.10

Both of these attempts have failed to make a difference.  The system
continues to use version 1.8.5, which 'libgphoto2' does not like.

I am green as grass.  Can someone help?  The system does not let me play
with symbolic links to 'point' to a newer version of automake (not that
I am even sure it is safe to do so!).

Thanks

Dare