--- a/configure	2020-07-23 19:16:47.199283125 +0200
+++ b/configure	2020-07-23 19:17:01.229075367 +0200
@@ -19,19 +19,6 @@
 
 parse_options $*
 
-compile c++ available.c ||
-	status_error "A C++ compiler is not installed or does not work correctly.
-A C++ compiler is vital for exact-image - so you need to install it first."
-
-compile c++ stl.c template.c template-specialization.c \
-        partial-template-specialization.c function-template.c \
-        || status_error \
-	"At least one of the advanced ANSI C++ tests failed. Since these
-features are vital for exact-image you need to update to a more recent compiler first."
-
-headercheck c++ iostream string iostream sstream fstream ||
-	status_error "Not all tested STL headers are present - please install them."
-
 pkgcheck x11 compile X11 atleast 11.0
 pkgcheck libagg pkg-config LIBAGG atleast 2.3 ||
 	status_error "Anti-Grain Geometry was not found, since it is vital