diff -ruN libprelude-0.8.10.orig/aclocal.m4 libprelude-0.8.10/aclocal.m4
--- libprelude-0.8.10.orig/aclocal.m4	2003-12-09 07:08:23 +0300
+++ libprelude-0.8.10/aclocal.m4	2004-12-20 01:14:40 +0300
@@ -3176,18 +3176,18 @@
 # '${top_srcdir}/' (note the single quotes!).  If your package is not
 # flat and you're not using automake, define top_builddir and
 # top_srcdir appropriately in the Makefiles.
-AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBLTDL_CONVENIENCE],
-[AC_BEFORE([$0],[AC_LIBTOOL_SETUP])dnl
-  case $enable_ltdl_convenience in
-  no) AC_MSG_ERROR([this package needs a convenience libltdl]) ;;
-  "") enable_ltdl_convenience=yes
-      ac_configure_args="$ac_configure_args --enable-ltdl-convenience" ;;
-  esac
-  LIBLTDL='${top_builddir}/'ifelse($#,1,[$1],['libltdl'])/libltdlc.la
-  LTDLINCL='-I${top_srcdir}/'ifelse($#,1,[$1],['libltdl'])
-  # For backwards non-gettext consistent compatibility...
-  INCLTDL="$LTDLINCL"
-])# AC_LIBLTDL_CONVENIENCE
+#AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBLTDL_CONVENIENCE],
+#[AC_BEFORE([$0],[AC_LIBTOOL_SETUP])dnl
+#  case $enable_ltdl_convenience in
+#  no) AC_MSG_ERROR([this package needs a convenience libltdl]) ;;
+#  "") enable_ltdl_convenience=yes
+#      ac_configure_args="$ac_configure_args --enable-ltdl-convenience" ;;
+#  esac
+#  LIBLTDL='${top_builddir}/'ifelse($#,1,[$1],['libltdl'])/libltdlc.la
+#  LTDLINCL='-I${top_srcdir}/'ifelse($#,1,[$1],['libltdl'])
+#  # For backwards non-gettext consistent compatibility...
+#  INCLTDL="$LTDLINCL"
+#])# AC_LIBLTDL_CONVENIENCE
 
 
 # AC_LIBLTDL_INSTALLABLE([DIRECTORY])
diff -ruN libprelude-0.8.10.orig/configure.in libprelude-0.8.10/configure.in
--- libprelude-0.8.10.orig/configure.in	2003-12-09 04:44:23 +0300
+++ libprelude-0.8.10/configure.in	2004-12-20 01:17:53 +0300
@@ -33,18 +33,11 @@
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
-dnl setup libltdl
+dnl setup
 
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(libltdl)
 AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN
-AC_LIBLTDL_CONVENIENCE
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
-AC_SUBST(INCLTDL)
-AC_SUBST(LIBLTDL)
-
-
-
 dnl Checks for programs.
 
 AC_PROG_CC
@@ -64,6 +57,19 @@
 AC_SUBST(libprelude_libs)
 AC_SUBST(libprelude_cflags)
 
+dnl **************************************************
+dnl * Check for ltdl library and ltdl headers        *
+dnl **************************************************
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(ltdl.h)
+
+        if test $ac_cv_header_ltdl_h = no ; then
+                AC_MSG_ERROR([could not locate libtool ltdl.h])
+        fi
+                        
+AC_CHECK_LIB(ltdl, lt_dlinit, [
+         libprelude_libs="$libprelude_libs -lltdl"
+         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBLTDL,1,[define this if you have libtool -ltdl])
+])
 
 dnl **************************************************
 dnl * Check for crypt library                        *
diff -ruN libprelude-0.8.10.orig/Makefile.am libprelude-0.8.10/Makefile.am
--- libprelude-0.8.10.orig/Makefile.am	2003-05-03 20:29:46 +0400
+++ libprelude-0.8.10/Makefile.am	2004-12-20 01:11:08 +0300
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = libltdl src sensor-adduser docs
+SUBDIRS = src sensor-adduser docs
 
 includedir=$(prefix)/libprelude/include
 include_HEADERS=config.h
diff -ruN libprelude-0.8.10.orig/Makefile.in libprelude-0.8.10/Makefile.in
--- libprelude-0.8.10.orig/Makefile.in	2003-12-09 07:08:29 +0300
+++ libprelude-0.8.10/Makefile.in	2004-12-20 01:12:18 +0300
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 GCJFLAGS = @GCJFLAGS@
 GTKDOC = @GTKDOC@
 HTML_DIR = @HTML_DIR@
-INCLTDL = @INCLTDL@
 INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 LIBLTDL = @LIBLTDL@
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@
 sensors_config_dir = @sensors_config_dir@
 sensors_ident_file = @sensors_ident_file@
 sensors_spool_dir = @sensors_spool_dir@
-SUBDIRS = libltdl src sensor-adduser docs
+SUBDIRS = src sensor-adduser docs
 include_HEADERS = config.h
 
 EXTRA_DIST = COPYING.OpenSSL sensors-default.conf
diff -ruN libprelude-0.8.10.orig/src/Makefile.am libprelude-0.8.10/src/Makefile.am
--- libprelude-0.8.10.orig/src/Makefile.am	2003-12-05 05:24:29 +0300
+++ libprelude-0.8.10/src/Makefile.am	2004-12-20 01:09:47 +0300
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUBDIRS = include
 DEFS = -DSENSORS_CONFIG_DIR=\"@sensors_config_dir@\" -DSENSORS_SPOOL_DIR=\"@sensors_spool_dir@\" -DSENSORS_IDENT_FILE=\"@sensors_ident_file@\" @libprelude_cflags@ @pthread_cflags@
-INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/include @INCLTDL@
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/include
 
 libpreludeincludedir = $(includedir)/
 libprelude_la_LIBADD = @LIBLTDL@
diff -ruN libprelude-0.8.10.orig/src/Makefile.in libprelude-0.8.10/src/Makefile.in
--- libprelude-0.8.10.orig/src/Makefile.in	2003-12-09 07:08:29 +0300
+++ libprelude-0.8.10/src/Makefile.in	2004-12-20 01:10:30 +0300
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
 GCJFLAGS = @GCJFLAGS@
 GTKDOC = @GTKDOC@
 HTML_DIR = @HTML_DIR@
-INCLTDL = @INCLTDL@
 INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 LIBLTDL = @LIBLTDL@
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@
 sensors_spool_dir = @sensors_spool_dir@
 SUBDIRS = include
 DEFS = -DSENSORS_CONFIG_DIR=\"@sensors_config_dir@\" -DSENSORS_SPOOL_DIR=\"@sensors_spool_dir@\" -DSENSORS_IDENT_FILE=\"@sensors_ident_file@\" @libprelude_cflags@ @pthread_cflags@
-INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/include @INCLTDL@
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/include
 
 libpreludeincludedir = $(includedir)/
 libprelude_la_LIBADD = @LIBLTDL@