=== modified file 'src/main.c'
--- src/main.c	2007-09-06 19:54:01 +0000
+++ src/main.c	2007-09-08 22:44:29 +0000
@@ -487,6 +487,12 @@
         gint exit_status;
         gboolean composited;
         
+        if( (gtk_major_version == 2 && gtk_minor_version < 10) || gtk_major_version < 2 )
+        {
+                g_print("Gtk < 2.10, so no checking for compositing manager available.\n");
+                return TRUE;
+        }
+        
         if(!gdk_screen_is_composited(screen))
         {
                 /* check for xcompmgr, borrowed this piece from Giacomo Lozito <james@develia.org>, (C) 2005-2007 */