[Gnash] problem with autogen.sh

[Claus Wahlers]

hi folks,

i'm trying to build gnash on my machine (ubuntu) but i don't even
manage to create the configure script..

i'm using
- automake (GNU automake) 1.9.5
- autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
- fresh gnash cvs checkout

the output is as follows:

$ ./autogen.sh
processing .
Running aclocal -I macros  ...
Running autoheader...
Running automake --gnu  ...
backend/Makefile.am:63: library used but `RANLIB' is undefined
backend/Makefile.am:63:
backend/Makefile.am:63: The usual way to define `RANLIB' is to add
`AC_PROG_RANLIB'
backend/Makefile.am:63: to `configure.ac' and run `autoconf' again.
libbase/Makefile.am:28: library used but `RANLIB' is undefined
libbase/Makefile.am:28:
libbase/Makefile.am:28: The usual way to define `RANLIB' is to add
`AC_PROG_RANLIB'
libbase/Makefile.am:28: to `configure.ac' and run `autoconf' again.
libgeometry/Makefile.am:28: library used but `RANLIB' is undefined
libgeometry/Makefile.am:28:
libgeometry/Makefile.am:28: The usual way to define `RANLIB' is to add
`AC_PROG_RANLIB'
libgeometry/Makefile.am:28: to `configure.ac' and run `autoconf' again.
plugin/Makefile.am:72: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined
plugin/Makefile.am:72:
plugin/Makefile.am:72: The usual way to define `LIBTOOL' is to add
`AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'
plugin/Makefile.am:72: to `configure.ac' and run `aclocal' and `autoconf' again.
plugin/mozilla-sdk/Makefile.am:32: library used but `RANLIB' is undefined
plugin/mozilla-sdk/Makefile.am:32:
plugin/mozilla-sdk/Makefile.am:32: The usual way to define `RANLIB' is
to add `AC_PROG_RANLIB'
plugin/mozilla-sdk/Makefile.am:32: to `configure.ac' and run `autoconf' again.
server/Makefile.am:27: library used but `RANLIB' is undefined
server/Makefile.am:27:
server/Makefile.am:27: The usual way to define `RANLIB' is to add
`AC_PROG_RANLIB'
server/Makefile.am:27: to `configure.ac' and run `autoconf' again.
Running autoconf ...
configure.ac:128: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.

if i add AC_PROG_RANLIB at the beginning of configure.ac i get:

$ ./autogen.sh processing .
Running aclocal -I macros  ...
configure.ac:20: error: m4_defn: undefined macro: _m4_divert_diversion
autoconf/programs.m4:493: AC_PROG_RANLIB is expanded from...
configure.ac:20: the top level
autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
aclocal: autom4te failed with exit status: 1
Running autoheader...
configure.ac:20: error: m4_defn: undefined macro: _m4_divert_diversion
autoconf/programs.m4:493: AC_PROG_RANLIB is expanded from...
configure.ac:20: the top level
autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
autoheader: /usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 1
Running automake --gnu  ...
configure.ac:20: error: m4_defn: undefined macro: _m4_divert_diversion
autoconf/programs.m4:493: AC_PROG_RANLIB is expanded from...
configure.ac:20: the top level
autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1
automake: autoconf failed with exit status: 1
Running autoconf ...
configure.ac:20: error: m4_defn: undefined macro: _m4_divert_diversion
autoconf/programs.m4:493: AC_PROG_RANLIB is expanded from...
configure.ac:20: the top level
autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1

any advice?
bear with me, i'm a linux n00b ;)
thanks for any pointers!
cheers,
claus.