--- configure.orig	2008-07-11 13:25:52 UTC
+++ configure
@@ -21156,7 +21156,7 @@ echo $ECHO_N "checking PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION... $ECHO_C
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION="`echo $PURPLE_VERSION|"$SED" -e's/^\([^.]*\).*$/\1/g'`"
+PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION=2
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$PURPLE_MAJOR_VERSION" >&6; }