QuickFIX Examples won't build on Ubuntu 11.04 / C++

I am trying to build the examples on Ubuntu 11.04 but all I get from the Makefile is a bunch of errors:

./Makefile: line 18: datadir: command not found sed: -e expression #1, char 14: unterminated 开发者_运维问答`s' command

Is it possible to build those examples under Linux or the examples are meant to be built only on Win/VC++?

Thanks.

I am guessing that

Building under *nix requires two steps. First, in the root quickfix directory, type ./configure This will probe your system to find out what functionality it supports for use in determining how to build QuickFIX. After ./configure completes succesfully, simply type make to build. If you run into problems running configure, you may need to run the ./bootstrap script first.

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