--- audacity-src-1.3.13-beta.orig/configure.in
+++ audacity-src-1.3.13-beta/configure.in
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@
             lib_preference=$withval,
             lib_preference="system local")
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([alsa], AS_HELP_STRING([--without-alsa], [Build without alsa library (default: test)]))
+AC_ARG_WITH([jack], AS_HELP_STRING([--without-jack], [Build without jack library (default: test)]))
+
 dnl AC_ARG_WITH(wx-version,
 dnl            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-wx-version],
 dnl                            [select wxWidgets version (if both installed) [2.8,]])],
@@ -574,13 +577,21 @@
       ;;
    *)
       dnl Unix
-      AC_CHECK_LIB(asound, snd_pcm_open, have_alsa=yes, have_alsa=no)
-      if [[ $have_alsa = "yes" ]] ; then
-         LIBS="$LIBS -lasound"
-      fi
-      PKG_CHECK_MODULES(JACK, jack, have_jack=yes, have_jack=no)
-      if [[ $have_jack = "yes" ]] ; then
-         LIBS="$LIBS $JACK_LIBS"
+      if test "x$with_alsa" != "xno"; then
+         AC_CHECK_LIB(asound, snd_pcm_open, have_alsa=yes, have_alsa=no)
+         if [[ $have_alsa = "yes" ]] ; then
+            LIBS="$LIBS -lasound"
+        else
+            AC_MSG_WARN([Support for alsa not available])
+         fi
+      fi        
+      if test "x$with_jack" != "xno"; then
+         PKG_CHECK_MODULES(JACK, jack, have_jack=yes, have_jack=no)
+         if [[ $have_jack = "yes" ]] ; then
+            LIBS="$LIBS $JACK_LIBS"
+        else
+            AC_MSG_WARN([Support for jack not available])
+         fi
       fi
       AC_CHECK_LIB(hpi, HPI_SubSysCreate, have_asihpi=yes, have_asihpi=no, -lm)
       if [[ $have_asihpi = "yes" ]] ; then
--- audacity-src-1.3.13-beta.orig/lib-src/portmixer/configure.ac
+++ audacity-src-1.3.13-beta/lib-src/portmixer/configure.ac
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
   [AC_SUBST( cflags, ["$cflags -g"] )  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
   [AC_SUBST( cflags, ["$cflags -O2"] ) AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([alsa], AC_HELP_STRING([--without-alsa], [Build without alsa library (default: test)]))
+
 #
 # Check for portaudio path
 #
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@
    have_support=yes
 fi
 
-if [[ $have_alsa = "yes" ]] ; then
+if [[ $have_alsa = "yes" -a "x$with_alsa" != "xno" ]] ; then
    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Including support for ALSA])
    AC_DEFINE(PX_USE_LINUX_ALSA)
    objects="$objects px_linux_alsa.o"