--- configure.ac	2009-08-28 21:12:22.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.ac.new	2009-08-29 01:42:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -50,16 +50,32 @@
    libgnome-2.0 >= $LIBGNOME_REQUIRED
    libgnomeui-2.0 >= $LIBGNOMEUI_REQUIRED])
 
-# Check for libnotify (optional)
+# support for libnotify
 LIBNOTIFY_CFLAGS=
 LIBNOTIFY_LIBS=
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBNOTIFY, libnotify >= $LIBNOTIFY_REQUIRED,
-		  HAVE_LIBNOTIFY="yes", HAVE_LIBNOTIFY="no")
 
-if test "x$HAVE_LIBNOTIFY" = "xyes"; then
-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBNOTIFY, 1, [libnotify available])
+# enable support even if not specifically asked for
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(libnotify, [  --enable-libnotify   enable libnotify support], [
+			enable_libnotify=$enableval], [
+			enable_libnotify="yes"
+])
+
+if test "$enable_libnotify" = "no"
+then
+	HAVE_LIBNOTIFY="no"
+	echo "Disabling libnotify support"
+else
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBNOTIFY, libnotify >= $LIBNOTIFY_REQUIRED,
+	HAVE_LIBNOTIFY="yes", HAVE_LIBNOTIFY="no")
+				  
+	if test "x$HAVE_LIBNOTIFY" = "xyes"
+	then
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBNOTIFY, 1, [libnotify available])
+	fi
 fi
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL(LIBNOTIFY, test -n "$LIBNOTIFY_LIBS")
+
 AC_SUBST(LIBNOTIFY_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBNOTIFY_LIBS)