[CentOS] Problem Making Tarballs

I have a CentOS virtual private server from 1and1.com If I checkout or 
pull something from a repository, it will contain an autogen.sh file 
Running this and then configure seems to work. However, when I run make 
I get a lot of error messages from libtool saying that such and such a 
command could not be found on some line or that there is a syntax error. 
This happens even with the latest updates. Several people have been 
unable to help. What is the problem, and what should I do about it?

Thanks,
John

-- 
John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities