Make sure X paths are set before using http://bugs.gentoo.org/79496 --- configure +++ configure @@ -1878,4 +1878,8 @@ else - INCS="$INCS -I$x_includes" - LIBS="-L$x_libraries" + if test -n "$x_includes" ; then + INCS="$INCS -I$x_includes" + fi + if test -n "$x_libraries" ; then + LIBS="-L$x_libraries" + fi