--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 
 # see if we actually have a CXX program
-if test "$ac_cv_prog_CXX" = "" -o ! -x "$ac_cv_prog_CXX"; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN(could not find C++ compiler $ac_cv_prog_CXX)
-    enable_cxx=no
-fi
+# FIXME: always returns no
+#if test "$ac_cv_prog_CXX" = "" -o ! -x "$ac_cv_prog_CXX"; then
+#    AC_MSG_WARN(could not find C++ compiler $ac_cv_prog_CXX)
+#    enable_cxx=no
+#fi
 
 # hopefully we have a stdc c-compiler
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_cc_stdc" = "no" ; then
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2648,11 +2648,12 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 # see if we actually have a CXX program
-if test "$ac_cv_prog_CXX" = "" -o ! -x "$ac_cv_prog_CXX"; then
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: could not find C++ compiler $ac_cv_prog_CXX" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: could not find C++ compiler $ac_cv_prog_CXX" >&2;}
-    enable_cxx=no
-fi
+# FIXME: always returns no
+#if test "$ac_cv_prog_CXX" = "" -o ! -x "$ac_cv_prog_CXX"; then
+#    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: could not find C++ compiler $ac_cv_prog_CXX" >&5
+#echo "$as_me: WARNING: could not find C++ compiler $ac_cv_prog_CXX" >&2;}
+#    enable_cxx=no
+#fi
 
 # hopefully we have a stdc c-compiler
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_cc_stdc" = "no" ; then