Do not attempt to put -lgthread-2.0 before its -L clause! --- configure.orig +++ configure @@ -4288,7 +4288,7 @@ echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6 else ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS -LIBS="-lgthread-2.0 $GTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS" +LIBS="$GTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS" cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF /* confdefs.h. */ _ACEOF @@ -4350,7 +4350,6 @@ #define HAVE_LIBGTHREAD_2_0 1 _ACEOF - LIBS="-lgthread-2.0 $LIBS" fi