[fprint] How to install daily snapshots

[v3lv3t.skYe]

Hello,
I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 and installed fprint from the backports repository.
However there doesnt seem to be the current version in the repo as my UPEK
fingerprint reader with usb id 147e:2016, which should be supported by the
upeksonly driver, does not work. It still says: Device not found!
So i wanted to install a daily snapshot from git. I read the README and
INSTALL files but was not able to install it yet, since there seems to be no
configure file (it says file not found in terminal). If i enter "./
configure.ac" in terminal it says:

> ./configure.ac: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `[libfprint],'
> ./configure.ac: line 1: `AC_INIT([libfprint], [0.1.0-pre])'

I appreciate your help!

Greets,
v3lv3t.skYe
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