diff -ur libglade-2.4.0~/configure.in libglade-2.4.0/configure.in
--- libglade-2.4.0~/configure.in	2004-05-17 12:38:31.000000000 +0100
+++ libglade-2.4.0/configure.in	2004-07-28 16:53:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PYTHON, $have_python)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON)
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for cruft in libgtk])
+AC_TRY_LINK([
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+],      [ gtk_tree_get_type (); return 0; ],
+        [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+          have_cruft=yes ],
+        [ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	  AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_CRUFT,,[leave out support for old, broken widgets])
+          have_cruft=no ])
+AC_SUBST(DISABLE_CRUFT)
+
 dnl add debugging options ...
 changequote(,)dnl
 if test "x$GCC" = xyes; then
Only in libglade-2.4.0: configure.in.orig
diff -ur libglade-2.4.0~/glade/glade-gtk.c libglade-2.4.0/glade/glade-gtk.c
--- libglade-2.4.0~/glade/glade-gtk.c	2004-03-13 13:47:35.000000000 +0000
+++ libglade-2.4.0/glade/glade-gtk.c	2004-07-28 16:53:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@
 	gtk_clist_column_titles_hide (GTK_CLIST (w));
 }
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_CRUFT
+
 static void
 tree_set_selection_mode (GladeXML *xml, GtkWidget *w,
 			 const char *name, const char *value)
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@
     gtk_tree_set_view_lines (GTK_TREE (w), BOOL (value));
 }
 
+#endif
+
 static void
 list_set_selection_mode (GladeXML *xml, GtkWidget *w,
 			 const char *name, const char *value)
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@
     gtk_check_menu_item_set_show_toggle (GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM (w), BOOL (value));
 }
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_CRUFT
 static void
 text_set_text (GladeXML *xml, GtkWidget *w,
 	       const char *name, const char *value)
@@ -262,6 +267,7 @@
 
     gtk_editable_insert_text (GTK_EDITABLE (w), value, -1, &pos);
 }
+#endif
 
 static void
 radio_menu_item_set_group (GladeXML *xml, GtkWidget *w,
@@ -1125,13 +1131,17 @@
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_CLIST, "selection_mode", clist_set_selection_mode);
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_CLIST, "shadow_type", clist_set_shadow_type);
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_CLIST, "show_titles", clist_set_show_titles);
+#ifndef DISABLE_CRUFT
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_TREE, "selection_mode", tree_set_selection_mode);
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_TREE, "view_mode", tree_set_view_mode);
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_TREE, "view_line", tree_set_view_line);
+#endif
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_LIST, "selection_mode", list_set_selection_mode);
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_CHECK_MENU_ITEM, "always_show_toggle",
 				check_menu_item_set_always_show_toggle);
+#ifndef DISABLE_CRUFT
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_TEXT, "text", text_set_text);
+#endif
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_RADIO_MENU_ITEM, "group",
 				radio_menu_item_set_group);
     glade_register_custom_prop (GTK_TYPE_TOOLBAR, "tooltips", toolbar_set_tooltips);
@@ -1288,8 +1298,10 @@
 			   glade_standard_build_children, NULL);
     glade_register_widget (GTK_TYPE_TEAROFF_MENU_ITEM, glade_standard_build_widget,
 			   NULL, NULL);
+#ifndef DISABLE_CRUFT
     glade_register_widget (GTK_TYPE_TEXT, glade_standard_build_widget,
 			   NULL, NULL);
+#endif
     glade_register_widget (GTK_TYPE_TEXT_VIEW, glade_standard_build_widget,
 			   NULL, NULL);
     glade_register_widget (GTK_TYPE_TIPS_QUERY, glade_standard_build_widget,
@@ -1304,8 +1316,10 @@
 			   glade_standard_build_children, NULL);
     glade_register_widget (GTK_TYPE_TOOL_BUTTON, glade_standard_build_widget,
 			   NULL, NULL);
+#ifndef DISABLE_CRUFT
     glade_register_widget (GTK_TYPE_TREE, glade_standard_build_widget,
 			   NULL, NULL);
+#endif
     glade_register_widget (GTK_TYPE_TREE_VIEW, glade_standard_build_widget,
 			   NULL, NULL);
     glade_register_widget (GTK_TYPE_VBUTTON_BOX, glade_standard_build_widget,