diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
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--- a/configure.in
+++ /dev/null
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-dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-
-AC_INIT(configure.in)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(gnoemoe, 2.0.0)
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(gnoemoe/gm-app.c)
-
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(IVERSION, "200", "this is used for internal representation of the version")
-
-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
-
-AC_ISC_POSIX
-AC_STDC_HEADERS
-AC_PROG_CC
-AC_PROG_YACC
-AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
-AM_PROG_CC_STDC
-AC_HEADER_STDC
-AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
-AC_PROG_INTLTOOL
-AC_PROG_YACC
-
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PACKAGE, [
-	gtk+-2.0 >= 2.6.0
-	gconf-2.0 >= 1.1.9 
-	gdk-pixbuf-2.0 
-	libgnome-2.0 
-	libglade-2.0 
-	gtksourceview-1.0 
-	gnome-vfs-2.0 
-	libgnomeui-2.0 
-	vte 
-	libxml-2.0 
-	cairo
-])
-
-AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_LIBS)
-
-AC_PATH_PROG(GLIB_GENMARSHAL, glib-genmarshal)
-
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(ruby, [  --disable-ruby	disable use of the ruby scripting support],
-	rubyen=$enableval, rubyen=yes)
-
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-# Look for Ruby
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-if test "_$rubyen" = "_yes"; then
-  RUBYBIN=
-
-  AC_ARG_WITH(ruby,[  --with-ruby=path        Set location of Ruby executable],[ RUBYBIN="$withval"], [RUBYBIN=])
-
-  # First figure out what the name of Ruby is
-
-  if test -z "$RUBYBIN"; then
-  	AC_CHECK_PROGS(RUBY, ruby)
-  else
-  	RUBY="$RUBYBIN"
-  fi
-
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Ruby header files)
-  if test -n "$RUBY"; then
-  	RUBYDIR=`($RUBY -rmkmf -e 'print Config::CONFIG[["archdir"]] || $archdir') 2>/dev/null`
-  	if test "$RUBYDIR" != ""; then
-  		dirs="$RUBYDIR"
-  		RUBYINCLUDE=none
-  		for i in $dirs; do
-  			if test -r $i/ruby.h; then
-  				AC_MSG_RESULT($i)
-  				RUBYINCLUDE="-idirafter $i"
-  				break;
-  			fi
-  		done
-  		if test "$RUBYINCLUDE" = none; then
-  			AC_MSG_RESULT(could not locate ruby.h, disabling ruby support)
-  			rubymsg="(no headers found, install ruby-dev)"
-  			rubyen="no"
-  		fi
-
-  		# Find library and path for linking.
-  		AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Ruby library)
-  		RUBYLIB=""
-  		rb_libdir=`($RUBY -rrbconfig -e 'print Config::CONFIG[["libdir"]]') 2>/dev/null`
-  		rb_bindir=`($RUBY -rrbconfig -e 'print Config::CONFIG[["bindir"]]') 2>/dev/null`
-  		dirs="$dirs $rb_libdir $rb_bindir"
-
-          rb_libruby=`($RUBY -rrbconfig -e 'print Config::CONFIG[["LIBRUBY_A"]]') 2>/dev/null`
-          RUBYLINK=`($RUBY -rrbconfig -e '
-              c = Config::CONFIG
-              if c.has_key? "LIBRUBYARG_STATIC" # 1.8.x
-                  if c[["LIBRUBY"]] == c[["LIBRUBY_A"]]
-                      link = c[["LIBRUBYARG_STATIC"]]
-                  else
-                      link = c[["LIBRUBYARG_SHARED"]]
-                  end
-              else # 1.6.x
-                  link = "-l" + c[["RUBY_INSTALL_NAME"]]
-              end
-              puts link') 2>/dev/null`
-
-  		if test "$rb_libruby" != ""; then
-  			for i in $dirs; do
-  				if (test -r $i/$rb_libruby;) then
-  					RUBYLIB="$i"
-  					break;
-  				fi
-  			done
-  		fi
-  		if test "$RUBYLIB" = ""; then
-  			AC_MSG_RESULT(not found... disabling ruby support)
-  			rubymsg="(libs not found)"
-  			rubyen="no"
-  		else
-  			AC_MSG_RESULT($RUBYLINK in $RUBYLIB)
-  		fi
-  	else
-  		AC_MSG_RESULT(unable to determine ruby configuration, disabling ruby support)
-  		rubymsg="(unable to determine configuration)"
-  		rubyen="no"
-  	fi
-  else
-  	AC_MSG_RESULT(not found.. disabling ruby support)
-  	rubymsg="(no headers found, install ruby-dev)"
-  	rubyen="no"
-  fi
-fi
-
-if test "_$rubyen" == "_no"; then
-  RUBYINCLUDE=""
-  RUBYLINK=""
-  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_SCRIPT, false)
-else
-  rubymsg="enjoy scripting :)"
-  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_RUBY], 1, [Ruby scripting is enabled])
-  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_SCRIPT, true)
-fi
-
-AC_SUBST(RUBYINCLUDE)
-AC_SUBST(RUBYLINK)
-
-GETTEXT_PACKAGE=gnoemoe
-AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE,"$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", "gettext package")
-
-dnl Add the languages which your application supports here.
-ALL_LINGUAS="nl"
-AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
-
-AC_OUTPUT([
-Makefile
-pixmaps/Makefile
-pixmaps/userlist/Makefile
-pixmaps/ice-userlist/Makefile
-pixmaps/tray/Makefile
-gnoemoe/Makefile
-gnoemoe/parser/Makefile
-po/Makefile.in
-scripts/Makefile
-ui/Makefile
-])
-
-echo
-echo Building with ruby ............. : $rubyen $rubymsg
-echo Install prefix ................. : $prefix
-echo Install share .................. : $datadir