--- ./buildme.sh
+++ ./buildme.sh
@@ -246,14 +246,6 @@
 fi
 
 if [ "$OS" = "Linux" ]; then
-   #for i in libgif libz libgd ; do
-   for i in libz ; do
-       ldconfig -p | grep "${i}.so" > /dev/null
-       if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
-           echo "$i not found - please install it"
-           exit 1
-       fi
-   done
    for hdr in "zlib.h"; do
        hdr_found=$(find /usr/include -name "$hdr");
        if [ ! "$hdr_found" ]; then
@@ -1327,6 +1319,7 @@
     # build giflib
     tar_wrapper zxf giflib-4.1.6.tar.gz
     cd giflib-4.1.6
+    patch -p0 < ../../../giflib.patch
     . ../update-config.sh
     CFLAGS="$FLAGS $OSX_ARCH $OSX_FLAGS -O3" \
     LDFLAGS="$FLAGS $OSX_ARCH $OSX_FLAGS -O3" \
@@ -1354,6 +1347,7 @@
     # build ffmpeg, enabling only the things libmediascan uses
     tar_wrapper jxf ffmpeg-0.8.4.tar.bz2
     cd ffmpeg-0.8.4
+    patch -p0 < ../../../ffmpeg-dict.c.patch
     . ../update-config.sh
 
     if [ "$MACHINE" = "padre" ]; then