diff -ruN inkscape-0.92.1.orig/configure.ac inkscape-0.92.1/configure.ac
--- inkscape-0.92.1.orig/configure.ac	2017-02-14 00:46:57.000000000 +0100
+++ inkscape-0.92.1/configure.ac	2017-05-12 21:20:45.880842301 +0200
@@ -201,11 +201,14 @@
 dnl Check for OpenMP 
 dnl ******************************
 AC_OPENMP
-if test "x$ac_cv_prog_cxx_openmp" != "xunsupported"; then
-	openmp_ok=yes
-	dnl We have it, now set up the flags
-	CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $OPENMP_CXXFLAGS"
-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OPENMP, 1, [Use OpenMP])
+openmp_ok="no"
+if test "x$enable_openmp" = "xyes"; then
+	if test "x$ac_cv_prog_cxx_openmp" != "xunsupported"; then
+		openmp_ok=yes
+		dnl We have it, now set up the flags
+		CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $OPENMP_CXXFLAGS"
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OPENMP, 1, [Use OpenMP])
+	fi
 fi
 
 dnl ********************
@@ -222,9 +225,15 @@
 dnl ******************************
 dnl Check for libexif
 dnl ******************************
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EXIF, libexif, exif_ok=yes, exif_ok=no)
-if test "x$exif_ok" = "xyes"; then
-   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EXIF, 1, [Use libexif])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(exif,
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-exif], [compile with EXIF support]),
+	enable_exif=$enableval,enable_exif=no)
+
+if test "x$enable_exif" = "xyes"; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EXIF, libexif, exif_ok=yes, exif_ok=no)
+	if test "x$exif_ok" = "xyes"; then
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EXIF, 1, [Use libexif])
+	fi
 fi
 AC_SUBST(EXIF_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(EXIF_CFLAGS)
@@ -232,10 +241,16 @@
 dnl ******************************
 dnl Check for libjpeg
 dnl ******************************
-AC_CHECK_LIB(jpeg, jpeg_CreateDecompress, [AC_CHECK_HEADER(jpeglib.h, jpeg_ok=yes, jpeg_ok=no)], jpeg_ok=no)
-if test "x$jpeg_ok" = "xyes"; then
-   LIBS="-ljpeg $LIBS"
-   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_JPEG, 1, [Use libjpeg])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(jpeg,
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-jpeg], [compile with JPEG support]),
+	enable_jpeg=$enableval,enable_jpeg=no)
+
+if test "x$enable_jpeg" = "xyes"; then
+	AC_CHECK_LIB(jpeg, jpeg_CreateDecompress, [AC_CHECK_HEADER(jpeglib.h, jpeg_ok=yes, jpeg_ok=no)], jpeg_ok=no)
+	if test "x$jpeg_ok" = "xyes"; then
+		LIBS="-ljpeg $LIBS"
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_JPEG, 1, [Use libjpeg])
+	fi
 fi
 
 dnl This check is to get a FIONREAD definition on Solaris 8
@@ -614,9 +629,16 @@
 dnl Check for ImageMagick Magick++ 
 dnl ******************************
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(IMAGEMAGICK, ImageMagick++, magick_ok=yes, magick_ok=no)
-if test "x$magick_ok" = "xyes"; then
-      AC_DEFINE(WITH_IMAGE_MAGICK,1,[Image Magick++ support for bitmap effects])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(magick,
+       AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-magick], [compile with Image Magick++ support for bitmap effects]),
+       enable_magick=$enableval,enable_magick=no)
+
+magick_ok="no"
+if test "x$enable_magick" = "xyes"; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(IMAGEMAGICK, ImageMagick++, magick_ok=yes, magick_ok=no)
+	if test "x$magick_ok" = "xyes"; then
+		AC_DEFINE(WITH_IMAGE_MAGICK,1,[Image Magick++ support for bitmap effects])
+	fi
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_IMAGE_MAGICK, test "x$magick_ok" = "xyes")
 
@@ -712,6 +734,10 @@
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([boost/unordered_set.hpp], [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOOST_UNORDERED_SET, 1, [Boost unordered_set (Boost >= 1.36)])], [])
 
+
+AC_ARG_WITH([gtkspell],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--without-gtkspell], [disable gtk spelling widget]),[with_gtkspell=$withval], [with_gtkspell=yes])
+
 dnl *********************************
 dnl   Allow experimental GTK+3 build
 dnl *********************************
@@ -723,11 +749,13 @@
 if test "x$enable_gtk3" = "xyes"; then
 
 	ink_spell_pkg=
-	if pkg-config --exists gtkspell-3.0; then
-		ink_spell_pkg=gtkspell-3.0
-		AC_DEFINE(WITH_GTKSPELL, 1, [enable gtk spelling widget])
+	if test "x$with_gtkspell" = "xyes"; then
+		if pkg-config --exists gtkspell-3.0; then
+			ink_spell_pkg=gtkspell-3.0
+			AC_DEFINE(WITH_GTKSPELL, 1, [enable gtk spelling widget])
+		fi
 	fi
-
+	
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK,
 			  gtk+-3.0  >= 3.8
 			  gdk-3.0   >= 3.8
@@ -804,11 +832,13 @@
 else
 
 	ink_spell_pkg=
-	if pkg-config --exists gtkspell-2.0; then
-		ink_spell_pkg=gtkspell-2.0
-		AC_DEFINE(WITH_GTKSPELL, 1, [enable gtk spelling widget])
+	if test "x$with_gtkspell" = "xyes"; then
+		if pkg-config --exists gtkspell-2.0; then
+			ink_spell_pkg=gtkspell-2.0
+			AC_DEFINE(WITH_GTKSPELL, 1, [enable gtk spelling widget])
+		fi
 	fi
-
+	
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK,
 			  gtk+-2.0  >= 2.24
 			  $ink_spell_pkg)
@@ -931,12 +961,17 @@
 dnl **************************
 dnl Check for aspell 
 dnl ******************************
-AC_CHECK_LIB(aspell, new_aspell_config, [AC_CHECK_HEADER(aspell.h, aspell_ok=yes, aspell_ok=no)], aspell_ok=no, -lz -lm)
-if test "x$aspell_ok" = "xyes"; then
-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ASPELL, 1, [Use aspell for built-in spellchecker])
-  INKSCAPE_LIBS="$INKSCAPE_LIBS -laspell"
-else
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([Aspell not found, spell checker will be disabled])
+AC_ARG_WITH([aspell],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--without-aspell], [disable aspell spell checker]),[with_aspell=$withval], [with_aspell=yes])
+
+if test "x$with_aspell" = "xyes"; then
+	AC_CHECK_LIB(aspell, new_aspell_config, [AC_CHECK_HEADER(aspell.h, aspell_ok=yes, aspell_ok=no)], aspell_ok=no, -lz -lm)
+	if test "x$aspell_ok" = "xyes"; then
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ASPELL, 1, [Use aspell for built-in spellchecker])
+		INKSCAPE_LIBS="$INKSCAPE_LIBS -laspell"
+	else
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([Aspell not found, spell checker will be disabled])
+	fi
 fi
 
 dnl Check for bind_textdomain_codeset, including -lintl if GLib brings it in.