--- configure.orig	Wed Mar  3 10:56:35 2004
+++ configure	Wed Mar  3 10:56:54 2004
@@ -2307,10 +2307,6 @@
     preload=`LD_PRELOAD="preloadable_libintl.so" sh -c 'echo yes' 2>/dev/null`
     echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: ${preload:=no}" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}${preload:=no}" >&6
-    test "$preload" = no && \
-	{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: libpreloadable_libintl.so required (gettext 0.12+)" >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: libpreloadable_libintl.so required (gettext 0.12+)" >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 
     extra_make_all='preload man_l10n'
     extra_make_install='install_preload install_l10n'