--- configure.old	2008-02-21 12:14:27.167615327 +0000
+++ configure	2008-02-21 12:14:04.497615002 +0000
@@ -6065,7 +6065,7 @@
 irix[56].*) #(vi
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_SGI_SOURCE"
 	;;
-linux*|gnu*) #(vi
+linux*|mint*|gnu*) #(vi
 
 echo "$as_me:6070: checking if we must define _GNU_SOURCE" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking if we must define _GNU_SOURCE... $ECHO_C" >&6