--- a/configure	2004-12-07 21:34:23.205172545 +0000
+++ b/configure	2004-12-07 21:37:17.726654782 +0000
@@ -5148,10 +5148,8 @@
   :
 else
   { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: C++ preprocessor \"$CXXCPP\" fails sanity check
-See \`config.log' for more details." >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: C++ preprocessor \"$CXXCPP\" fails sanity check
-See \`config.log' for more details." >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+See \`config.log' for more details." >&5;}
+   { echo "C++ sucks, ignoring ..." >&5; }; }
 fi
 
 ac_ext=cc
