ok, i got xine installed last mounth so i think its pretty up tp date, but i get these errors from make: (copied only what seemed relevant if you want the rest ask for it - i got some warnings along the way not related with xine)
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Making all in xine
make[5]: Entering directory `/home/mrfixit/downloads/****/amarok-1.1-beta2/amarok/src/engine/xine'
source='xine-scope.c' object='xine-scope.lo' libtool=yes \
depfile='.deps/xine-scope.Plo' tmpdepfile='.deps/xine-scope.TPlo' \
depmode=gcc3 /bin/sh ../../../../admin/depcomp \
/bin/sh ../../../../libtool --silent --mode=compile gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../../.. -I../../../../amarok/src -I/usr/include -I/opt/kde3/include -I/usr/lib/qt3/include -I/usr/X11R6/include -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -D_REENTRANT -ansi -W -Wall -Wchar-subscripts -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_BSD_SOURCE -O2 -Wformat-security -Wmissing-format-attribute -c -o xine-scope.lo `test -f 'xine-scope.c' || echo './'`xine-scope.c
In file included from xine-scope.c:12:
xine-scope.h:14:27: xine/metronom.h: No such file or directory
In file included from xine-scope.c:12:
xine-scope.h:27: error: parse error before '*' token
xine-scope.h:27: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `myMetronom'
xine-scope.h:27: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
xine-scope.c:13:23: xine/post.h: No such file or directory
xine-scope.c:14:32: xine/xine_internal.h: No such file or directory
xine-scope.c:18: error: parse error before "theMetronom"
xine-scope.c:18: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `theMetronom'
xine-scope.c:18: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
xine-scope.c:21: error: parse error before '*' token
xine-scope.c:21: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `myMetronom'
xine-scope.c:21: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
xine-scope.c:30: error: parse error before '*' token
xine-scope.c: In function `scope_port_open':
xine-scope.c:34: warning: implicit declaration of function `_x_post_rewire'
xine-scope.c:34: error: `post_plugin_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:34: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
xine-scope.c:34: error: for each function it appears in.)
xine-scope.c:34: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:34: error: `post_audio_port_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:34: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:35: warning: implicit declaration of function `_x_post_inc_usage'
xine-scope.c:35: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:37: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:37: error: `stream' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:38: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:38: error: `bits' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:39: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:39: error: `rate' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:40: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:40: error: `mode' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:42: warning: implicit declaration of function `_x_ao_mode2channels'
xine-scope.c:44: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:44: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c: At top level:
xine-scope.c:48: error: parse error before '*' token
xine-scope.c: In function `scope_port_close':
xine-scope.c:50: error: `post_audio_port_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:50: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:50: error: `NULL' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:51: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:51: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:51: error: `stream' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:55: warning: implicit declaration of function `_x_post_dec_usage'
xine-scope.c:55: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c: At top level:
xine-scope.c:59: error: parse error before '*' token
xine-scope.c: In function `scope_port_put_buffer':
xine-scope.c:62: error: `buf' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:65: error: `post_audio_port_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:65: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:66: warning: implicit declaration of function `printf'
xine-scope.c:68: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:68: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:68: error: `stream' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:72: warning: implicit declaration of function `memcpy'
xine-scope.c:72: error: `metronom_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:74: warning: implicit declaration of function `malloc'
xine-scope.c:74: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
xine-scope.c:75: error: request for member `got_audio_samples' in something not a structure or union
xine-scope.c:77: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
xine-scope.c:82: error: request for member `pts_per_smpls' in something not a structure or union
xine-scope.c:91: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c:91: error: parse error before ')' token
xine-scope.c: At top level:
xine-scope.c:102: error: parse error before '*' token
xine-scope.c: In function `scope_dispose':
xine-scope.c:104: warning: implicit declaration of function `free'
xine-scope.c:104: error: `this' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c: At top level:
xine-scope.c:112: error: parse error before '*' token
xine-scope.c:113: error: parse error before '*' token
xine-scope.c:114: warning: return type defaults to `int'
xine-scope.c:114: warning: no previous prototype for `scope_plugin_new'
xine-scope.c: In function `scope_plugin_new':
xine-scope.c:115: error: `post_plugin_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:115: error: `post_plugin' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:115: warning: implicit declaration of function `xine_xmalloc'
xine-scope.c:118: error: `this' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:119: error: `post_in_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:119: error: `input' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:120: error: `post_out_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:120: error: `output' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:121: error: `post_audio_port_t' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:121: error: `port' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:123: warning: implicit declaration of function `_x_post_init'
xine-scope.c:125: warning: implicit declaration of function `_x_post_intercept_audio_port'
xine-scope.c:125: error: `audio_target' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:131: error: `PLUGIN_POST' undeclared (first use in this function)
xine-scope.c:140: error: `xine' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[5]: *** [xine-scope.lo] Error 1


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any ideas?

To me it looks like issues finding the xine header files. I suggest disabling compilation of the xine engine. If you really want that engine then can you tell me if xine-engine.cpp is compiled? use make -k to see

Max