--- configure.in.orig	2005-10-16 22:16:02.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.in	2015-10-07 14:47:31.000000000 +0200
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ dnl check for FOOMATIC
 dnl --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(FOOMATIC_RIP,foomatic-rip,,[/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/bin:$PATH])
-if test -z "$FOOMATIC_RIP"; then
-    echo "ERROR: This driver requires foomatic-rip."
-    echo "Please install the 'foomatic-filters' package first."
-    echo "See http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html"
-    echo "(Some distributions, e.g. SuSE, deliver foomatic-rip with CUPS)"
-    exit 1
-fi
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(FOOMATIC_PPDFILE,foomatic-ppdfile,,[/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/bin:$PATH])