--- dialog-1.1-20080819/aclocal.m4~	2007-07-04 22:37:45.000000000 +0300
+++ dialog-1.1-20080819/aclocal.m4	2009-07-20 01:59:52.548835437 +0300
@@ -3071,12 +3071,12 @@
  		AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot find libtool)
  	fi
 ])dnl
-	LIB_CREATE='${LIBTOOL} --mode=link ${CC} -rpath ${DESTDIR}${libdir} -version-info `cut -f1 ${srcdir}/VERSION` ${LIBTOOL_OPTS} -o'
+	LIB_CREATE='${LIBTOOL} --mode=link --tag=CC ${CC} -rpath ${DESTDIR}${libdir} -version-info `cut -f1 ${srcdir}/VERSION` ${LIBTOOL_OPTS} -o'
 	LIB_OBJECT='${OBJECTS:.o=.lo}'
 	LIB_SUFFIX=.la
 	LIB_CLEAN='${LIBTOOL} --mode=clean'
-	LIB_COMPILE='${LIBTOOL} --mode=compile'
-	LIB_LINK='${LIBTOOL} --mode=link ${CC} ${LIBTOOL_OPTS}'
+	LIB_COMPILE='${LIBTOOL} --mode=compile --tag=CC'
+	LIB_LINK='${LIBTOOL} --mode=link --tag=CC ${CC} ${LIBTOOL_OPTS}'
 	LIB_INSTALL='${LIBTOOL} --mode=install'
 	LIB_UNINSTALL='${LIBTOOL} --mode=uninstall'
 	LIB_PREP=:

the regeneration is fcked up (i wonder how did the upstream regenerates stuff) so patch the configure script too
--- dialog-1.1-20080819/configure~	2008-03-16 20:54:16.000000000 +0200
+++ dialog-1.1-20080819/configure	2009-07-20 02:26:24.085085686 +0300
@@ -7217,12 +7217,12 @@
 echo "$as_me: error: Cannot find libtool" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
  	fi
-	LIB_CREATE='${LIBTOOL} --mode=link ${CC} -rpath ${DESTDIR}${libdir} -version-info `cut -f1 ${srcdir}/VERSION` ${LIBTOOL_OPTS} -o'
+	LIB_CREATE='${LIBTOOL} --mode=link --tag=CC ${CC} -rpath ${DESTDIR}${libdir} -version-info `cut -f1 ${srcdir}/VERSION` ${LIBTOOL_OPTS} -o'
 	LIB_OBJECT='${OBJECTS:.o=.lo}'
 	LIB_SUFFIX=.la
 	LIB_CLEAN='${LIBTOOL} --mode=clean'
-	LIB_COMPILE='${LIBTOOL} --mode=compile'
-	LIB_LINK='${LIBTOOL} --mode=link ${CC} ${LIBTOOL_OPTS}'
+	LIB_COMPILE='${LIBTOOL} --mode=compile --tag=CC'
+	LIB_LINK='${LIBTOOL} --mode=link --tag=CC ${CC} ${LIBTOOL_OPTS}'
 	LIB_INSTALL='${LIBTOOL} --mode=install'
 	LIB_UNINSTALL='${LIBTOOL} --mode=uninstall'
 	LIB_PREP=: