A Christmas present for some of you :-)
I added a Downloads page that includes:
1. Script to run configure.in for Navit on Maemo
2. Debian directory that simplifies building .deb packages from the Navit source tree.
3. a .deb file of Navit SVN 1843 (current trunk as of tonight) for you to try out.

See http://tech.visser-scully.ca for more info.

Gerritv