--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@
   use_xlib="Yes"
 #no x11.pc on centos4
 #  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(X11, [x11])
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XRENDER, [xrender],HAVE_XRENDER="yes" ,HAVE_XRENDER="no")
 fi
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XRENDER, [xrender],HAVE_XRENDER="yes" ,HAVE_XRENDER="no")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_X, [test "x$use_xlib" = "xYes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_XRENDER, [test "x$,HAVE_XRENDER" = "xyes"])
 
@@ -1924,6 +1924,10 @@
 # so we set HAVE_LIBXPMFORLEFTY instead of the usual HAVE_LIBXPM
 #
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(lefty,
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-lefty=yes],[build lefty])],
+  [],[with_xaw=yes])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH(Xpmincludedir,
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-Xpmincludedir=DIR],[use Xpm includes from DIR])],
   [XPM_INCLUDES="-I$withval"])
@@ -1931,6 +1935,17 @@
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-Xpmlibdir=DIR],[use Xpm libraries from DIR])],
   [XPM_LIBS="-L$withval"])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(Xawincludedir,
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-Xawincludedir=DIR],[use Xaw includes from DIR])],
+  [XAW_INCLUDES="-I$withval"])
+AC_ARG_WITH(Xawlibdir,
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-Xawlibdir=DIR],[use Xaw libraries from DIR])],
+  [XAW_LIBS="-L$withval"])
+
+if test "x$with_xaw" != "xyes"; then
+  use_lefty="No (disabled)"
+else
+
 save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
 save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $XPM_INCLUDES $X_CFLAGS"
@@ -1941,18 +1956,10 @@
    AC_MSG_WARN(Optional Xpm library not available), [-lXmu -lXt -lX11 -lXext $SOCKET_LIBS])
 LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
 CPPFLAGS=$save_CPPFLAGS
-AC_SUBST([XPM_INCLUDES])
-AC_SUBST([XPM_LIBS])
 
 dnl -----------------------------------
 dnl INCLUDES and LIBS for XAW
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(Xawincludedir,
-  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-Xawincludedir=DIR],[use Xaw includes from DIR])],
-  [XAW_INCLUDES="-I$withval"])
-AC_ARG_WITH(Xawlibdir,
-  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-Xawlibdir=DIR],[use Xaw libraries from DIR])],
-  [XAW_LIBS="-L$withval"])
 save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
 save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $XAW_INCLUDES $X_CFLAGS"
@@ -1978,12 +1985,17 @@
 fi
 LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
 CPPFLAGS=$save_CPPFLAGS
+
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST([XPM_INCLUDES])
+AC_SUBST([XPM_LIBS])
 AC_SUBST([XAW_INCLUDES])
 AC_SUBST([XAW_LIBS])
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_XAW, [test "x$with_xaw" != "xno"])
-if test "x$with_xaw" = "xno"; then
+AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_XAW, [test "x$with_xaw" = "xyes"])
+if test "x$with_xaw" != "xyes"; then
     if test "x$no_x" != "xyes"; then
-	AC_MSG_WARN(Lefty cannot be built)
+	AC_MSG_WARN(Lefty will not be built)
     fi
 fi