diff -up gambas2-2.8.1/main/configure.ac.nolintl gambas2-2.8.1/main/configure.ac
--- gambas2-2.8.1/main/configure.ac.nolintl	2008-08-21 13:23:35.000000000 -0400
+++ gambas2-2.8.1/main/configure.ac	2008-08-21 13:24:13.000000000 -0400
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ GB_COMPONENT(
   [external internationalization library],
   [],
   [GB_FIND(libintl.h, /usr/local /usr, include)],
-  [GB_FIND(libintl.$SHLIBEXT, /usr/local /usr /, lib)],
-  [-lintl],
+  [],
+  [],
   [],
   [This library may be located inside the system C library, so let's go on...])