--- setup.py	2005-12-09 13:48:02.874072800 -0500
+++ setup_p.py	2005-12-09 13:48:39.511503064 -0500
@@ -41,106 +41,6 @@
 from Scribes.info import version
 
 
-def check_dependencies():
-    u"""
-    Check for Scribes' runtime software dependencies.
-
-    The function aborts the installation process if runtime software
-    dependencies are not met by the host system.
-    """
-
-    if version_info[:3] < (2, 4, 0):
-
-        print "You need Python version 2.4 or later to run Scribes."
-        exit(1)
-
-	try:
-
-		import gdbm
-
-	except ImportError:
-
-		print "You need Python version 2.4 compiled with gdbm to run Scribes."
-		exit(1)
-
-	try:
-
-		import pygtk
-		pygtk.require("2.0")
-		import gtk
-
-		if gtk.pygtk_version < (2, 8, 0):
-
-			raise ImportError
-
-	except ImportError:
-
-		print "You need PyGTK version 2.8 or later to run Scribes."
-		exit(1)
-
-    try:
-
-		import pygtk
-		pygtk.require("2.0")
-		import gnome
-
-		if gnome.gnome_python_version < (2, 12, 0):
-
-			raise ImportError
-
-    except ImportError:
-
-    	print "You need GNOME Python version 2.12 or later to run Scribes"
-        exit(1)
-
-    try:
-
-		import pygtk
-		pygtk.require("2.0")
-		import gtksourceview
-
-    except ImportError:
-
-        print "You need the gtksourceview module in GNOME Python Extras version"
-        print " 2.12 or later to run Scribes."
-        exit(1)
-
-	try:
-
-		import pygtk
-		pygtk.require("2.0")
-		import gtkspell
-
-	except ImportError:
-
-		print "You need the gtkspell module in GNOME Python Extras version"
-        print " 2.12 or later to run Scribes."
-        exit(1)
-
-    # Check to see if Yelp is installed on the host system
-
-	cmd = "which yelp"
-	err, out = getstatusoutput(cmd)
-
-	if err:
-
-		print "You need Yelp version 2.12 or later to run Scribes."
-		exit(1)
-
-	# Check to see if GConf is installed on the host system
-
-	cmd = "which gconftool-2"
-	err, out = getstatusoutput(cmd)
-
-	if err:
-
-		print "You need GConf version 2.12 or later to run Scribes."
-		exit(1)
-
-	return
-
-check_dependencies()
-
 # Trove classification
 
 classifiers = """
@@ -198,52 +98,3 @@
 			 "data/scribes_editing.png", "data/scribes_status.png"])
 	],
 	scripts=["scribes"],)
-
-
-################################################################################
-#
-#							GConf Installation
-#
-################################################################################
-
-# Get gconf's default source
-
-cmd = "gconftool-2 --get-default-source"
-err, out = getstatusoutput(cmd)
-
-# Set up the gconf environment variable.
-
-putenv('GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE', out)
-
-# Install gconf to the default source
-
-cmd = "gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule data/scribes.schemas"
-err, out = getstatusoutput(cmd)
-
-if out:
-
-    print "installing GConf schema files"
-
-if err:
-
-    print 'Error: installation of gconf schema files failed: %s' % out
-
-# Kill the GConf daemon
-
-cmd = "killall gconfd-2"
-err, out = getstatusoutput(cmd)
-
-if err:
-
-	print "Problem shutting down gconf."
-
-# Start the GConf daemon
-
-cmd = "gconftool-2 --spawn"
-err, out = getstatusoutput(cmd)
-
-if err:
-
-	print "Problem restarting down gconf."
-
-print "scribes installation complete"