diff -Naurp gnome-pim-1.4.6/configure gnome-pim-1.4.6-cygwin/configure
--- gnome-pim-1.4.6/configure	2002-04-25 20:51:06.000000000 +0100
+++ gnome-pim-1.4.6-cygwin/configure	2002-11-22 09:16:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -4243,7 +4243,8 @@ EOF
       else $CC -o impgen impgen.c ; fi)~
       $output_objdir/impgen $dir/$soroot > $output_objdir/$soname-def'
 
-    old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds='$DLLTOOL --as=$AS --dllname $soname --def $output_objdir/$soname-def --output-lib $output_objdir/$newlib'
+#    old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds='$DLLTOOL --as=$AS --dllname $soname --def $output_objdir/$soname-def --output-lib $output_objdir/$newlib'
+old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds=
 
     # cygwin and mingw dlls have different entry points and sets of symbols
     # to exclude.
@@ -6093,7 +6094,8 @@ old_postuninstall_cmds=$lt_old_postunins
 old_archive_from_new_cmds=$lt_old_archive_from_new_cmds
 
 # Create a temporary old-style archive to link instead of a shared archive.
-old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds=$lt_old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds
+#old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds=$lt_old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds
+old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds=
 
 # Commands used to build and install a shared archive.
 archive_cmds=$lt_archive_cmds