Index: configure.ac
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--- configure.ac	(revision 16863)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -584,7 +584,8 @@
 else
   min_sigc_version=2.0.11
 fi
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(INKSCAPE, gdkmm-2.4  glibmm-2.4  gtkmm-2.4 >= 2.10.0  gtk+-2.0  libxml-2.0 >= 2.6.11  libxslt >= 1.0.15  cairo  sigc++-2.0 >= $min_sigc_version  $ink_spell_pkg  gthread-2.0 >= 2.0 libpng >= 1.2)
+# gtk 2.12.0 has a bug that makes printing fail
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(INKSCAPE, gdkmm-2.4  glibmm-2.4  gtkmm-2.4 >= 2.10.0  gtk+-2.0 != 2.12.0 libxml-2.0 >= 2.6.11  libxslt >= 1.0.15  cairo  sigc++-2.0 >= $min_sigc_version  $ink_spell_pkg  gthread-2.0 >= 2.0 libpng >= 1.2)
 
 # Check for some boost header files
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([boost/concept_check.hpp], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([You need the boost package (e.g. libboost-dev)]))