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# Don't print disable frontend/backend options, these
# cause breakage and people use them inappropriately. -- dtk
#echo "  --disable-frontend       disable frontend [breaks dependency
checking, previews]"
#echo "  --disable-backend        disable backend  [breaks dependency
checking]"

# disabled due to abuse in Gentoo ebuild
#  --disable-frontend) frontend="no"
#  ;;
...
# disabled due to abuse in Gentoo ebuild
#  --disable-backend) backend="no"
#  ;;


And, BTW, it was /never/ a supported configure option.  These options
were meant specifically for use only on platforms for which a part of
the code had not yet been ported (i.e. MacOS X).  If you do use them
(i.e. hack the code to enable them), please don't post about problems
you're having.  :)

Mike