[ODE] automake and version 0.7

[David Walters]

> it should work, but we need the feedback to be sure.

Would a preliminary release candidate be a good idea then? - purely
for testing/resolving any remaining serious build errors on the
supported platforms, as was done prior to 0.6.

I think it'll be a good prompt for people as an "RC#" release makes a
strong statement about the percieved quality of a build.

Regards,
Dave