Index: geda-xgsch2pcb-0.1.2/configure.ac
===================================================================
--- geda-xgsch2pcb-0.1.2.orig/configure.ac	2008-01-11 05:16:07.000000000 +0000
+++ geda-xgsch2pcb-0.1.2/configure.ac	2008-12-09 15:03:31.000000000 +0000
@@ -39,15 +39,7 @@
 
 AC_DEFUN([AC_PYTHON_MODULE],[
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for python module $1])
-    $PYTHON -c "import $1" > /dev/null 2>&1
-    if test $? -eq 0; then
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-    else
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-        if test -n "$2"; then
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([python module $1 is required])
-        fi
-    fi
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(skipping)
 ])
 
 
@@ -135,20 +127,6 @@
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for gtk+ >= $GTK_WANTVERSION)
 cat > conftest.py <<[EOF
 import sys
-try:
-    import gtk
-    ver = gtk.gtk_version
-    sys.stdout.write(".".join(map(str, ver)))
-    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
-        wantver = sys.argv[1].split(".")
-        wantver = map(int, wantver)
-        for i in range(len(wantver)):
-            if i > len(ver):
-                break
-            if wantver[i] > ver[i]:
-                sys.exit(1)
-except:
-    sys.exit(1)
 sys.exit(0)
 EOF]