--- /dev/null
+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])