If check is detected, it makes the builds non-determinstic so just force it to be disabled. RP - 4/11/08 Index: parted-1.8.8/configure.ac =================================================================== --- parted-1.8.8.orig/configure.ac 2008-11-04 15:18:17.000000000 +0000 +++ parted-1.8.8/configure.ac 2008-11-04 15:18:31.000000000 +0000 @@ -481,6 +481,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([COMPILE_FOR_S390], [test "$compile_for_s390" = "yes"]) dnl check for "check", unit testing library/header -PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CHECK], [check >= 0.9.3], have_check=yes, have_check=no) +have_check=no if test "$have_scintilla" != "yes"; then AC_MSG_RESULT([Unable to locate check version 0.9.3 or higher: not building])