diff -rupN gnome-python-extras-2.25.3/configure gnome-python-extras-2.25.3_new/configure
--- gnome-python-extras-2.25.3/configure	2009-02-15 22:21:00.000000000 +0000
+++ gnome-python-extras-2.25.3_new/configure	2010-03-09 23:26:26.000000000 +0000
@@ -20743,11 +20743,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for Python library 
         python_path=`echo $python_path | sed "s,/libpython.*$,,"`
         { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $python_path" >&5
 $as_echo "$python_path" >&6; }
-        if test -z "$python_path" ; then
-                { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot find Python library path" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: error: cannot find Python library path" >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-        fi
+
         PYTHON_LDFLAGS="-L$python_path -l$python_lib"