diff -ruN SDL_image/Makefile.am SDL_image_new/Makefile.am
--- SDL_image/Makefile.am	2007-07-21 07:26:34.000000000 +0200
+++ SDL_image_new/Makefile.am	2007-08-04 12:08:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 else
 libSDL_image_la_LDFLAGS = 	\
 	-no-undefined		\
-	-release $(LT_RELEASE)	\
 	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE)
 libSDL_image_la_LIBADD = $(IMG_LIBS)
 endif
diff -ruN SDL_image/Makefile.in SDL_image_new/Makefile.in
--- SDL_image/Makefile.in	2007-07-21 07:27:57.000000000 +0200
+++ SDL_image_new/Makefile.in	2007-08-04 12:12:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -260,12 +260,10 @@
 
 @USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@libSDL_image_la_LDFLAGS = \
 @USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@	-no-undefined		\
-@USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@	-release $(LT_RELEASE)	\
 @USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE)
 
 @USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@libSDL_image_la_LDFLAGS = \
 @USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@	-no-undefined		\
-@USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@	-release $(LT_RELEASE)	\
 @USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) -Wl,version.o
 
 @USE_VERSION_RC_FALSE@libSDL_image_la_LIBADD = $(IMG_LIBS)
