diff -NurdB gnome-session-2.10.0/configure.in gnome-session-2.10.0-patched/configure.in
--- gnome-session-2.10.0/configure.in	2005-03-07 06:35:25.000000000 -0500
+++ gnome-session-2.10.0-patched/configure.in	2005-07-19 07:56:41.000000000 -0500
@@ -47,15 +47,40 @@
 
 dnl pkg-config dependency checks
 
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG()
+
 dnl We first check for esound and audiofile (which has conditional
 dnl support built in)
 
-ESOUND_MODULE="esound >= $ESOUND_REQUIRED"
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SOUND_TEST, $ESOUND_MODULE, [
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether ESounD support is requested])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([esd],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-esd],[Enable ESounD (default=yes)]),
+	[enable_esd=$enableval],
+	[enable_esd=yes])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$enable_esd])
+
+if test x$enable_esd = xyes; then
+	ESOUND_MODULE="esound >= $ESOUND_REQUIRED"
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SOUND_TEST, $ESOUND_MODULE)
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ESD, 1, [Define if you have the ESound Daemon])
-],[
+
+	ESDSERVERDIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=esd_serverdir esound`
+	old_path=$PATH
+	if test x"$ESDSERVERDIR" != x; then
+		PATH=$ESDSERVERDIR:$PATH
+	fi
+
+	AC_PATH_PROG(ESD_SERVER, esd, no)
+	if test x"$ESD_SERVER" = xno; then
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([esd executable not found in your path - should be installed with ESound])
+	fi
+
+	AC_SUBST(ESD_SERVER)
+	PATH=$old_path
+
+else
 	ESOUND_MODULE=""
-])
+fi
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GNOME_SESSION, gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED libgnomeui-2.0 >= $LIBGNOMEUI_REQUIRED $ESOUND_MODULE)
 
@@ -92,21 +117,6 @@
 	
 AC_SUBST(GNOME_KEYRING_DAEMON)
 
-# esd
-ESDSERVERDIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=esd_serverdir esound`
-old_path=$PATH
-if test x"$ESDSERVERDIR" != x; then
-   PATH=$ESDSERVERDIR:$PATH
-fi
-
-AC_PATH_PROG(ESD_SERVER, esd, no)
-if test x"$ESD_SERVER" = xno; then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([esd executable not found in your path - should be installed with ESound])
-fi
-
-AC_SUBST(ESD_SERVER)
-PATH=$old_path
-
 dnl X development libraries check
 
 #