[vlc] bootstrap and vlc-git

[b-vol]

Greetings


 I have downloaded   the latest git-vlc.  In trying to run sh bootstrap  the 
following results:-

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+ echo
+ echo
+ cp -f INSTALL INSTALL.git
+ autoreconf --install --force --verbose -I m4
autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf: running: true --force
autoreconf: running: aclocal -I /usr/X11R7.4/share/aclocal --force -I m4
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: running: libtoolize --copy --force
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR, `autotools'.
libtoolize: copying file `autotools/ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in `m4'.
libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
libtoolize: Consider adding `AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])' to configure.ac and
libtoolize: rerunning libtoolize, to keep the correct libtool macros in-tree.
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf --include=m4 --force
configure.ac:1: error: possibly undefined macro: dnl
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.
configure.ac:28: error: possibly undefined macro: AS_IF
configure.ac:36: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_ARG_ENABLE
configure.ac:40: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR
configure.ac:60: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DEFINE
configure.ac:87: error: possibly undefined macro: AS_HELP_STRING
configure.ac:113: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_WARN
configure.ac:437: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CHECK_LIB
configure.ac:508: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_CHECK_HEADERS
configure.ac:2107: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PATH_PROG
configure.ac:2948: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_FAILURE
configure.ac:4916: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_SUBST
configure.ac:4918: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PATH_PROGS
autoreconf: /usr/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in 
autotools "."/autotools

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help would be appreciated

sincerely

b-vol

 
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