Reason: Lots of automagic!
Upstream: Unknown
Source: Daniel Mierswa <impulze@impulze.org>

--- ./configure.ac.orig	2008-12-03 17:51:41.945131986 +0100
+++ ./configure.ac	2008-12-03 17:54:49.667132519 +0100
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 AC_PATH_PROGS(PERL, perl5 perl, echo no perl found for)
-AC_PATH_PROGS(PYTHON, python2.2 python2.3 python, echo no python found for)
-AC_PATH_PROGS(MKZIP, zip pkzip, :)
-AC_PATH_PROGS(XMLTO, xmlto, :)
+AC_ARG_WITH([python], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-python], [use python (default yes)])])
+test "$with_python" != no && AC_PATH_PROGS(PYTHON, python2.2 python2.3 python, echo no python found for)
+AC_ARG_WITH([zip], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-zip], [use zip (default yes)])])
+test "$with_zip" != no && AC_PATH_PROGS(MKZIP, zip pkzip, :)
+AC_ARG_WITH([xmlto], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-xmlto], [use xmlto (default yes)])])
+test "$with_xmlto" != no && AC_PATH_PROGS(XMLTO, xmlto, :)
 
 AC_C_INLINE
 AC_C_CONST