diff -ur sextractor-2.8.6/configure sextractor-2.8.6.new/configure
--- sextractor-2.8.6/configure	2009-04-09 15:30:14.000000000 +0200
+++ sextractor-2.8.6.new/configure	2009-08-26 16:39:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -2487,10 +2487,10 @@
 cclist="cc gcc"
 
 # Backup and reset the input CFLAGS and LDFLAGS
-mycflags="$CFLAGS"
-CFLAGS=""
-myldflags="$LDFLAGS"
-LDFLAGS=""
+#mycflags="$CFLAGS"
+#CFLAGS=""
+#myldflags="$LDFLAGS"
+#LDFLAGS=""
 
 # Provide special option for the Linux Intel C compiler
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for Linux Intel C compiler mode" >&5
@@ -4358,8 +4358,8 @@
       rm -f conftest.*
     fi
     if test -n "$prog_cc_optim_flags"; then
-      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $prog_cc_optim_flags"
-      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $prog_ld_optim_flags"
+      prog_cc_optim_flags=""
+      prog_ld_optim_flags=""
     else
       prog_cc_optim_flags=""
       prog_ld_optim_flags=""