
To build Avifile project if you are using CVS:

and there is no configure script:
---------- run autogen.sh ------------

if this fails - please contact avifile maintaner - we will ask you 
for more details and try to resolve your problem (we know there
are some - but we could resolve them only with your help)
You may try to use CVS snapshot available in download section
on avifile.sourceforge.net which contains valid configure script.

now if you have valid configure script: 

***** OR YOU HAVE VALID CONFIGURE ALREADY PRESENT (e.g. using CVS snapshost)
 
---------- run configure --------------

(you may use some extra options - see configure --help to list them)

make -j 2
make install

if there is still a problem - please report it - otherwise it
will not be fixed as your problem is for 90% specific to your
machine - so never expect it will resolve itself.

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=== to build RedHat/Mandrake .rpm package ===
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rpm -ba /usr/src/packages/SPECS/avifile.spec

Note: You could find some packages or links to them on avifile.sourceforge.net

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=== to build Debian .deb package ===
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fakeroot debian/rules binary-arch

Note: Unstable Debian contains avifile packages so you may use them.
