1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index beb5844..ff070bb 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ AM_PATH_XFT(yes,
 )
 
 if test "x$XFT" = "xtrue" ; then
+        AC_TRY_LINK([
+                        #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+                ], [ XftCloseFont(0, 0); return 0; ],
+                AC_DEFINE(USE_XFT, 1, "antialias support"),
+                
         AC_DEFINE(USE_XFT, 1, "antialias support")      
         AC_MSG_CHECKING([Xft UTF-8 support])
         AC_TRY_LINK([
@@ -235,7 +240,9 @@ if test "x$XFT" = "xtrue" ; then
                 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XFT_UTF8_STRING, 1, "Xft UTF8 support")
                 AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
                 AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-                XFT=false
+                ),
+                AC_MSG_RESULT([Could not link with Xft. Install Xft if you want support for it.])
+                XFT=false
                 )
 fi