[Samba] Error message compiling samba 3.0

[Mark]

I am attempting to compile samba 3.0 on Mandrake linux 9.1 and keep
encountering the following error message. Any help will be much
appreciated

Regards,
Mark

[root at greplinux source]# make
make: Circular /backup/Linux <- /backup/Linux dependency dropped.
make: Circular downloads/samba <- /backup/Linux dependency dropped.
make: Circular downloads/samba <- downloads/samba dependency dropped.
make: *** No rule to make target `3/buildcode/source/configure.in',
needed by `downloads/samba'.  Stop.