--- /tmp/configure.in	2009-12-22 21:43:13.000000000 +0100
+++ geany-0.18/configure.in	2009-12-22 21:43:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@
 AC_PROG_CC
 
 AC_PROG_CXX
-# check for C++ compiler explicitly and fail if none is found, do this check
-# after AC_PROG_CXX has set the CXX environment variable
-which $CXX >/dev/null 2>&1
-if test "x$?" != "x0"; then
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([No C++ compiler not found. Please install a C++ compiler.])
-fi
 
 #AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_INSTALL