Update the automake files

[Kyle-Falconer]

This project setup should be more robust and easier to work on.

The README instructions could also be improved, we shouldn't have to call automake --add-missing

see https://stackoverflow.com/a/16197097/940217

Alternatively, refactor the build to use CMake.

[Kyle-Falconer]

notes:

It's possible the build instructions could be reworked to be:

autoreconf -fvi
./configure
make
make install

Here's a good reference project for automake: https://github.com/hunspell/hyphen

However, I think it should still be refactored to use CMake so that tools such as CLion can be used for further development.