Configure problem on Fedora Core 2

Whether I specify configure options or not I always end up with the same 
result:

updating cache ./config.cache
creating ./config.status
creating Makefile
sed: file conftest.s1 line 51: Unterminated `s' command
creating config.h

%> ls -la Makefile
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 0 Dec 14 21:33 Makefile

I've search google and the mailing list a bunch and only came up with was a 
similar problem with qmailadmin and it was recommended using libtoolize in 
the qmailadmin directory so I tried it in the vqadmin directory with the 
following results:

%> libtoolize
Remember to add `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' to `configure.in'.
Using `AC_PROG_RANLIB' is rendered obsolete by `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'
You should update your `aclocal.m4' by running aclocal.
libtoolize: `config.guess' exists: use `--force' to overwrite
libtoolize: `config.sub' exists: use `--force' to overwrite

 From here I'm a bit stumped as to what to do next.  I should note that I'm 
not only having this problem with vqadmin but I am also having this problem 
with qmailadmin. Everything else in my qmail install has gone on without a 
hitch thus far. Anyone got any ideas that I might be able to try to get 
around this problem? Oh yeah, I've also tried and older version and came up 
with the same results.