diff --git a/m4/libglade.m4 b/m4/libglade.m4
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--- a/m4/libglade.m4
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-# a macro to get the libs/cflags for libglade
-# serial 1
-
-dnl AM_PATH_LIBGLADE([ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND [, MODULES]]])
-dnl Test to see if libglade is installed, and define LIBGLADE_CFLAGS, LIBS
-dnl
-AC_DEFUN(AM_PATH_LIBGLADE,
-[dnl
-dnl Get the cflags and libraries from the libglade-config script
-dnl
-AC_ARG_WITH(libglade-config,
-[  --with-libglade-config=LIBGLADE_CONFIG  Location of libglade-config],
-LIBGLADE_CONFIG="$withval")
-
-module_args=
-for module in . $3; do
-  case "$module" in
-    gnome)
-      module_args="$module_args gnome"
-      ;;
-    bonobo)
-      module_args="$module_args bonobo"
-      ;;
-    gnomedb)
-      module_args="$module_args gnomedb"
-      ;;
-  esac
-done
-
-AC_PATH_PROG(LIBGLADE_CONFIG, libglade-config, no)
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libglade)
-if test "$LIBGLADE_CONFIG" = "no"; then
-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-  ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
-else
-  if $LIBGLADE_CONFIG --check $module_args; then
-    LIBGLADE_CFLAGS=`$LIBGLADE_CONFIG --cflags $module_args`
-    LIBGLADE_LIBS=`$LIBGLADE_CONFIG --libs $module_args`
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-    ifelse([$1], , :, [$1])
-  else
-    echo "*** libglade was not compiled with support for $module_args" 1>&2
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-    ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
-  fi
-fi
-AC_SUBST(LIBGLADE_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(LIBGLADE_LIBS)
-])
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