--- configure.in.orig	2002-12-18 23:18:18.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.in	2006-01-25 01:53:59.477695153 +0100
@@ -48,7 +48,18 @@
 AC_SUBST(STRIP_BEGIN)
 AC_SUBST(STRIP_END)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([gnome],
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-gnome],
+                              [Force en-/disable of gnome-libs @<:@default=auto@:>@])],
+              [ac_gnome_enabled=$enableval], [ac_gnome_enabled=auto])
 AC_PATH_PROG(GNOME_CONFIG,gnome-config,no)
+if test "$ac_gnome_enabled" = no; then
+	GNOME_CONFIG=no
+fi
+if test "$ac_gnome_enabled" = yes -a "$GNOME_CONFIG" = no; then
+	echo "Error! gnome-libs not found."
+	exit 1
+fi
 if test x$GNOME_CONFIG != xno; then
 	echo "Building the GnomeCanvasPixbuf library"
 	GNOME_LIBS=`$GNOME_CONFIG --libs gnomeui`