diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3f42772..b290ff6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,16 +45,6 @@ AC_PROG_YACC
 # Checks for libraries.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Check for SDL 
-SDL_VERSION=1.2.0
-
-AM_PATH_SDL($SDL_VERSION, :,
-         AC_MSG_ERROR([SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found! http://www.libsdl.org]) 
-) 
-
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS" 
-
-
 # Check platform - see if WinMain needed:
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for native Win32])
 case "$host" in
@@ -70,12 +60,21 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([$native_win32])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_MINGW32, test $native_win32 = yes)
 
 if test $native_win32 = yes; then
-  LIBS="$LIBS -lmingw32 -lSDLmain -lSDL"
-else
-  LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
-fi
 
+# Check for SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer and SDL_Pango
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL], [sdl >= 1.2.0 SDL_image SDL_mixer SDL_Pango])
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS" 
+LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
 
+else
+
+dnl Check for SDL:
+SDL_VERSION=1.2.0
+AM_PATH_SDL($SDL_VERSION, :,
+         AC_MSG_ERROR([SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found! http://www.libsdl.org]) 
+) 
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS" 
+LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
 
 dnl Check for SDL_image: 
 AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL_image], 
@@ -108,12 +107,13 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL_Pango],
               AC_MSG_FAILURE([SDL_Pango test failed (--without-sdlpango to disable)])])
 fi
 
-if [test "x$with_sdlpango" = xno]; then
+fi
+
+
 AC_CHECK_LIB([SDL_ttf],
              [TTF_Init],
              ,
              [AC_MSG_ERROR([SDL_ttf not found! http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf])])
-fi
 
 dnl Check for libRSVG and cairo. SVG support is enabled by default
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ if test "x$with_rsvg" = xyes; then
   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_RSVG],[1],[Define to 1 if you have the `libRSVG` library])
 fi
 
-Check for (somewhat) higher-level math functions - needed for SDL_extras
+dnl Check for (somewhat) higher-level math functions - needed for SDL_extras
 AC_CHECK_LIB([m],
               [csin],
               ,