diff -uNr anjuta-3.6.0/configure.ac anjuta-3.6.0.new/configure.ac
--- anjuta-3.6.0/configure.ac	2012-09-26 23:16:42.000000000 +0200
+++ anjuta-3.6.0.new/configure.ac	2012-10-02 10:46:43.690159033 +0200
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 
+dnl Check C++ compiler before C compiler
+AC_PROG_CXX
+
 dnl Check for C Compiler
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
@@ -79,11 +82,6 @@
 fi
 AC_LANG([C])
 AC_LANG([C++])
-AC_PROG_CXX
-if test "x$ac_ct_CXX" = "x"
-then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([C++ Compiler required to compile Anjuta])
-fi
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 
 GNOME_COMPILE_WARNINGS([maximum])