diff -up ./configure.ac.rpath ./configure.ac
--- ./configure.ac.rpath	2007-06-12 18:17:23.000000000 +1000
+++ ./configure.ac	2009-05-13 15:43:45.000000000 +1000
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
   fi
 fi
 
+# Add rpath check
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to use rpath)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(rpath,
+	[AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-rpath],
+			[Patches libtool to not use rpath in the libraries produced.])],
+	[xerces_cv_rpath="$enable_rpath"], [xerces_cv_rpath="yes"])
+AC_MSG_RESULT($xerces_cv_rpath)
+
 # for dump stroke data
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(dumpstroke, [  --enable-dumpstroke         Enable dump of stroke data])
 if test x"$enable_dumpstroke" = "xyes"; then
diff -up ./Makefile.am.rpath ./Makefile.am
--- ./Makefile.am.rpath	2007-06-07 15:36:06.000000000 +1000
+++ ./Makefile.am	2009-05-13 15:44:38.000000000 +1000
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS=-I macros
 SUBDIRS=src data po test doc bindings
 
 EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh tomoe-gtk.pc