This post is a bit old but I was able to complie the chncoind from github.
Hopefully this will help other noobs.
Ubuntu 11.10
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/CHNCoin/CHNCoin.git
cd ~/CHNCoin/src
The obj directory was missing in the src folder. To create it:
I had to install libminiupnpc-dev
sudo apt-get install libminiupnpc-dev
Make clean and make the chncoind
make -f makefile.unix clean
make -f makefile.unix
Afterwards, you can move the chncoind to where you like. I kept mine in the src directory.
Create your chncoin.conf in ~/.chncoin/chncoin.conf
rpcuser=username
rpcpassword=password
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rcpallowip=192.168.1.*
rpcport=8108
port=8106
daemon=1
server=1
gen=0
Fire up chncoind
jw@jw-dev:~/CHNCoin/src$ ./chncoind
jw@jw-dev:~/CHNCoin/src$ CHNCoin server starting
Wait about 30mins
Make sure the block count matches the current block
And you're read to start mining.