--- configure.ac	2008-07-01 14:01:35.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.ac	2008-07-01 14:02:08.000000000 +0200
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+AC_PROG_CXX
 
 dnl check for python
 AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.3)