FTBFS: automake1.9 - makeinfo errors

complete log at
people.ubuntu.com/~lamont/buildLogs/a/automake1.9/1.9.2-1/automake1.9_1.9.2-1_20041030-0253-i386-failed

if /bin/sh /build/buildd/automake1.9-1.9.2/lib/missing --run makeinfo -I . \
 -o automake.info automake.texi; \
then \
  rc=0; \
  cd .; \
else \
  rc=$?; \
  cd . && \
  $restore $backupdir/* `echo "./automake.info" | sed 's|[^/]*$||'`; \
fi; \
rm -rf $backupdir; exit $rc
automake.texi:8917: Unknown command `headitem'.
makeinfo: Removing output file `automake.info' due to errors; use --force to
preserve.
make[2]: *** [automake.info] Error 1