--- /tmp/configure.ac	2008-06-02 20:33:03.191936504 +0200
+++ libsndfile-1.0.17/configure.ac	2008-06-02 20:33:15.120002907 +0200
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 SHARED_VERSION_INFO="1:17:0"
 
 AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CXX
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 AC_CHECK_PROG(autogen, autogen, yes, no)