cant configure

[MDA-devx]

simply the file configure doesnt exist. ive tried configure.ap and config.rpath but this is what i get:
`salmarina@SalmaStudio:~/repos/sweep$ ./config.rpath

How to pass a linker flag through the compiler.

acl_cv_wl=""

Static library suffix (normally "a").

acl_cv_libext="a"

Shared library suffix (normally "so").

acl_cv_shlibext="so"

Flag to hardcode $libdir into a binary during linking.

This must work even if $libdir does not exist.

acl_cv_hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""

Whether we need a single -rpath flag with a separated argument.

acl_cv_hardcode_libdir_separator=""

Set to yes if using DIR/libNAME.so during linking hardcodes DIR into the

resulting binary.

acl_cv_hardcode_direct="no"

Set to yes if using the -LDIR flag during linking hardcodes DIR into the

resulting binary.

acl_cv_hardcode_minus_L="no"
`

salmarina@SalmaStudio:~/repos/sweep$ chmod +x configure.ac salmarina@SalmaStudio:~/repos/sweep$ ./configure.ac ./configure.ac: línea 1: dnl: orden no encontrada ./configure.ac: línea 3: dnl: orden no encontrada ./configure.ac: línea 4: error sintáctico cerca del elemento inesperado 2.50'
./configure.ac: línea 4: AC_PREREQ(2.50)'
maybe im missing something

thanks in advance
PLK