Installing libmimedir as a prerequisite to Synce 0.10.0
 

I'm using Fedora Core 6 on a Dell Inspiron 6400 /E1505 laptop. I am trying to install libmimedir versions 0.4 or 0.5 for synce 0.10.0. I can install libmimedir-0.4, but when I make synce-rra it complains:
checking for mdir_parse in -lmimedir... no
configure: error: Can't find libmimedir
(http://sourceforge.net/projects/libmimedir/)

So I try to install libmimedir-0.5, but make fails:
o add.o count.o del.o
ranlib .libs/libmimedir.a
creating libmimedir.la
(cd .libs && rm -f libmimedir.la && ln -s ../libmimedir.la libmimedir.la)
gcc -Wall -g -O2 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -o test.o -c test.c
/bin/sh ./libtool --mode=link gcc -Wall -g -O2 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -o
test test.o -L. libmimedir.la
libtool: link: cannot find the library `'
make: *** [test] Error 1



What must I do to either:
1) Install libmimedir-0.5?
or
2) Have synce-rra recognise linmimedir-0.4?

I see that another user had a similar issue two years ago, but the thread was never followed-up:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=288874

Thanks in advance.