syntax error near unexpected token `0.41.0'

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~/mtools-v10/mtools$ autoreconf -vis
autoreconf: Entering directory `.'
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Gettext
autoreconf: running: aclocal 
autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing
autoreconf: configure.ac: not using Libtool
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf
autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoheader
autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --no-force
autoreconf: Leaving directory `.'

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
 ./configure --prefix=/usr 
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
./configure: line 2743: syntax error near unexpected token `0.41.0'
./configure: line 2743: `IT_PROG_INTLTOOL(0.41.0)'

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Debian v5 under vmware, libnfc v326

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by photocop...@gmail.com on 29 Mar 2010 at 9:58