--- trunk/core/include/kde3.sminc	2009/10/31 12:30:31	3721
+++ trunk/core/include/kde3.sminc	2009/11/01 11:16:02	3728
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 # the configure checks for kconfig_compiler do not respect PATH
 export KCONFIG_COMPILER="${KDEDIR}/bin/kconfig_compiler"
 
+# autoconf-2.64 breaks the buildsystem of kde3.5
+# see: http://blog.flameeyes.eu/2009/07/28/having-fun-with-autoconf-2-64
+# and: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=279482
+# suggested workarounds are not working, so we call autoconf-2.63 here:
+export WANT_AUTOCONF="2.63"
+
 kde3_configure()
 {
 	local configure_opts