--- SConstruct.orig	2020-02-08 06:51:40 UTC
+++ SConstruct
@@ -1267,32 +1267,32 @@ else:
             config.env['aiogps'] = True

         # check for pyserial
-        try:
-            imp.find_module('serial')
-            announce("Python module serial (pyserial) found.")
-        except ImportError:
-            # no pycairo, don't build xgps, xgpsspeed
-            announce("WARNING: Python module serial (pyserial) not found.")
-            config.env['xgps'] = False
+        #try:
+        #    imp.find_module('serial')
+        #    announce("Python module serial (pyserial) found.")
+        #except ImportError:
+        #    # no pycairo, don't build xgps, xgpsspeed
+        #    announce("WARNING: Python module serial (pyserial) not found.")
+        #    config.env['xgps'] = False

         if config.env['xgps']:
             # check for pycairo
-            try:
-                imp.find_module('cairo')
-                announce("Python module cairo (pycairo) found.")
-            except ImportError:
-                # no pycairo, don't build xgps, xgpsspeed
-                announce("WARNING: Python module cairo (pycairo) not found.")
-                config.env['xgps'] = False
+            #try:
+            #    imp.find_module('cairo')
+            #    announce("Python module cairo (pycairo) found.")
+            #except ImportError:
+            #    # no pycairo, don't build xgps, xgpsspeed
+            #    announce("WARNING: Python module cairo (pycairo) not found.")
+            #    config.env['xgps'] = False

             # check for pygobject
-            try:
-                imp.find_module('gi')
-                announce("Python module gi (pygobject) found.")
-            except ImportError:
-                # no pygobject, don't build xgps, xgpsspeed
-                announce("WARNING: Python module gi (pygobject) not found.")
-                config.env['xgps'] = False
+            #try:
+            #    imp.find_module('gi')
+            #    announce("Python module gi (pygobject) found.")
+            #except ImportError:
+            #    # no pygobject, don't build xgps, xgpsspeed
+            #    announce("WARNING: Python module gi (pygobject) not found.")
+            #    config.env['xgps'] = False

             if not config.CheckPKG('gtk+-3.0'):
                 config.env['xgps'] = False