bad make in linux

hi..

  I'm unable to compile here in debian unstable with the following 
error output and thx for any assistance you can provide:
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make[2]: Entering directory `/home/neighborlee/gdal-1.1.9/frmts/bmp'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-obj'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/neighborlee/gdal-1.1.9/frmts/bmp'

make[2]: Entering directory `/home/neighborlee/gdal-1.1.9/frmts/gif'
g++ -c  -I../.. -I../../port -I../../gcore -I../../ogr -Wall -fPIC -O2   
gifdataset.cpp -o gifdataset.o
gifdataset.cpp: In constructor 
`GIFRasterBand::GIFRasterBand(GIFDataset*, int,
  SavedImage*)':
gifdataset.cpp:202: error: 'struct ExtensionBlock' has no member named '
  Function'
make[2]: *** [gifdataset.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/neighborlee/gdal-1.1.9/frmts/gif'
make[1]: *** [sub-libs] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/neighborlee/gdal-1.1.9/frmts'
make: *** [frmts-target] Error 2
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