--- configure.ac	2010-04-05 02:19:00.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.ac.mod	2010-04-05 02:20:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -366,9 +366,11 @@
 
 AM_PROG_VALAC([0.7.10])

-if test x${VALAC} = x""; then
-    exit 0;
-fi
+# disable check for Vala compiler because it is not required for source releases
+# that already contains the C files generated by Vala
+#if test x${VALAC} = x""; then
+#    exit 0;
+#fi
 
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([shave],