diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 50801b047f..3dfc9c800f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-SUBDIRS=gst sys ext gst-libs
+SUBDIRS=gst-libs gst sys ext
 
-DIST_SUBDIRS=gst sys ext gst-libs
+DIST_SUBDIRS=gst-libs gst sys ext
 
 EXTRA_DIST=gst-plugins.spec AUTHORS COPYING README ChangeLog
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7c5888d967..c037fbb8ae 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -311,6 +311,21 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(plugins,
 
 AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED)
 
+dnl needed for smoothwave, FIXME!
+if test x$USE_GLIB2 = xno; then
+  AM_PATH_GTK(1.2.0,,
+              AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot find gtk: Is gtk-config in path?))
+  HAVE_GTK=yes
+  # we have to have it
+else
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK2, gtk+-2.0, HAVE_GTK=yes, HAVE_GTK=no)
+
+  GTK_CFLAGS=$GTK2_CFLAGS
+  GTK_LIBS=$GTK2_LIBS
+fi
+AC_SUBST(GTK_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(GTK_CFLAGS)
+
 dnl ==========================================================================
 dnl ============================= sys plugins ================================
 dnl ==========================================================================
@@ -1076,7 +1091,6 @@ sys/vcd/Makefile
 sys/vga/Makefile
 sys/xvideo/Makefile
 ext/Makefile
-ext/a52/Makefile
 ext/aalib/Makefile
 ext/alsa/Makefile
 ext/audiofile/Makefile
@@ -1088,6 +1102,7 @@ ext/vorbis/Makefile
 gst-libs/Makefile
 gst-libs/gst/Makefile
 gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile
+gst-libs/gst/resample/Makefile
 gst-plugins.spec
 )
 
diff --git a/ext/Makefile.am b/ext/Makefile.am
index ff91846e69..0edd708f54 100644
--- a/ext/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-if USE_A52
-A52_DIR=a52
-else
-A52_DIR=
-endif
+#if USE_A52
+#A52_DIR=a52
+#else
+#A52_DIR=
+#endif
 
 if USE_AALIB
 AALIB_DIR=aalib
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ else
 VORBIS_DIR=
 endif
 
-
-SUBDIRS=$(A52_DIR) $(AALIB_DIR) $(ALSA_DIR) $(AUDIOFILE_DIR) $(ESD_DIR) \
+#$A52_DIR
+SUBDIRS=$(AALIB_DIR) $(ALSA_DIR) $(AUDIOFILE_DIR) $(ESD_DIR) \
         $(LAME_DIR) $(MAD_DIR) \
 	$(SDL_DIR) $(VORBIS_DIR)
 
-DIST_SUBDIRS=a52 aalib alsa audiofile esd lame mad sdl vorbis
+#a52
+DIST_SUBDIRS=aalib alsa audiofile esd lame mad sdl vorbis
diff --git a/gst/mpegaudioparse/Makefile.am b/gst/mpegaudioparse/Makefile.am
index 9d670bd31e..4823c99647 100644
--- a/gst/mpegaudioparse/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/mpegaudioparse/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 filterdir = $(libdir)/gst
 filter_LTLIBRARIES = libgstmpegaudioparse.la libgstmp3types.la
 
-libgstmpegaudioparse_la_SOURCES = gstmpegaudioparse.c gstmp3types.c
+libgstmpegaudioparse_la_SOURCES = gstmpegaudioparse.c
 # FIXME is this useful?
 libgstmpegaudioparse_la_CFLAGS = -O3 $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER) -ffast-math -finline-functions $(GST_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/gst/synaesthesia/Makefile.am b/gst/synaesthesia/Makefile.am
index e9b41bcbb3..20e26b4612 100644
--- a/gst/synaesthesia/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/synaesthesia/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ filterdir = $(libdir)/gst
 filter_LTLIBRARIES = libgstsynaesthesia.la
 
 libgstsynaesthesia_la_SOURCES = core.c gstsynaesthesia.c
+libgstsynaesthesia_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GTK_CFLAGS)
+libgstsynaesthesia_la_LIBADD = $(GTK_LIBS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = core.h gstsynaesthesia.h
 
diff --git a/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c b/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
index 0027a6930d..1c2198dcef 100644
--- a/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
+++ b/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include "gstsynaesthesia.h"
 #include "core.h"
 
+#warning hi, i'm synaesthesia. i'm severely broken. somebody please fix me.
+
 static gboolean gst_synaesthesia_start(GstElement *element);
 
 GstElementDetails gst_synaesthesia_details = {
@@ -170,11 +171,11 @@ static void gst_synaesthesia_chain(GstPad *pad,GstBuffer *buf) {
 	GDK_RGB_DITHER_NORMAL,
 	syna->sp.output,syna->width,
 	&syna->cmap);*/
-  gdk_draw_gray_image(syna->image->window,
+/*  gdk_draw_gray_image(syna->image->window,
 	syna->image->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_NORMAL],
 	0,0,syna->width,syna->height,
 	GDK_RGB_DITHER_NORMAL,
-	syna->sp.output,syna->width);
+	syna->sp.output,syna->width); */
 
   gst_trace_add_entry(NULL,0,buf,"synaesthesia: calculated syna");
 
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ gst_synaesthesia_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GPa
   g_return_if_fail(GST_IS_SYNAESTHESIA(object));
   synaesthesia = GST_SYNAESTHESIA(object);
 
-  GST_DEBUG (0,"have synaesthesia get_property(%d), wanting %d\n",id,ARG_WIDGET);
+  GST_DEBUG (0,"have synaesthesia get_property(%d), wanting %d\n",prop_id,ARG_WIDGET);
 
   switch (prop_id) {
     case ARG_WIDTH: {
@@ -222,11 +223,11 @@ gst_synaesthesia_get_property(GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GPa
       GST_DEBUG (0,"returning height value %d\n",g_value_get_int (value));
       break;
     }
-    case ARG_WIDGET: {
+/*    case ARG_WIDGET: {
       g_value_set_object (value, G_OBJECT(synaesthesia->image));
       GST_DEBUG (0,"returning widget value %p\n",g_value_get_object (value));
       break;
-    }
+      }*/
     default: {
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       GST_DEBUG (0,"returning invalid type\n");
@@ -276,15 +277,15 @@ gst_synaesthesia_start(GstElement *element)
   coreInit(&syna->sp, syna->width, syna->height);
   setStarSize(&syna->sp, syna->starsize);
 
-  setupPalette(&syna->sp, syna->cmap.colors);
+/*  setupPalette(&syna->sp, syna->cmap.colors); */
 
   gdk_rgb_init();
-  syna->image = gtk_drawing_area_new();
+/*  syna->image = gtk_drawing_area_new();
   GST_DEBUG (0,"image is %p\n",syna->image);
   gtk_drawing_area_size(GTK_DRAWING_AREA(syna->image),
 			syna->width,
                         syna->height);
-  gtk_widget_show(syna->image);
+                        gtk_widget_show(syna->image);*/
 
   GST_DEBUG (0,"started synaesthesia\n");
   return TRUE;