Index: configure.ac
--- configure.ac.orig
+++ configure.ac
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ dnl Checks for programs
 dnl ===================================================================
 
 AC_PROG_CXX
-CXXFLAGS=`echo " $CXXFLAGS " | sed -e "s/ -g / /"` # do not want it implicitly
 AC_PROG_CC
-CFLAGS=`echo " $CFLAGS " | sed -e "s/ -g / /"` # do not want it implicitly
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([strerror],[cposix])
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
