diff -urN do-plugins-0.3.0-orig/Makefile.am do-plugins-0.3.0/Makefile.am
--- do-plugins-0.3.0-orig/Makefile.am	2008-02-26 10:16:37.000000000 +0530
+++ do-plugins-0.3.0/Makefile.am	2008-02-27 10:35:14.000000000 +0530
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
-SUBDIRS = Evolution Epiphany Rhythmbox Pidgin LocateFiles Thunderbird GoogleCalculator OpenSearch Pastebin Templates Amarok GNOME-Session SimplePlugins
+ENABLED_SUBDIRS =
+
+if ENABLE_EVO_PLUGIN
+ENABLED_SUBDIRS += Evolution
+endif
+
+if ENABLE_AMAROK_PLUGIN
+ENABLED_SUBDIRS += Amarok
+endif
+
+if ENABLE_OPENSEARCH_PLUGIN
+ENABLED_SUBDIRS += OpenSearch
+endif
+
+if ENABLE_PASTEBIN_PLUGIN
+ENABLED_SUBDIRS += Pastebin
+endif
+
+SUBDIRS = $(ENABLED_SUBDIRS) Epiphany Rhythmbox Pidgin LocateFiles Thunderbird GoogleCalculator Templates GNOME-Session SimplePlugins
 
 EXTRA_DIST = DoPlugins.mds Packages.mdse COPYRIGHT
diff -urN do-plugins-0.3.0-orig/configure.ac do-plugins-0.3.0/configure.ac
--- do-plugins-0.3.0-orig/configure.ac	2008-02-26 10:16:37.000000000 +0530
+++ do-plugins-0.3.0/configure.ac	2008-02-27 10:34:42.000000000 +0530
@@ -38,11 +38,61 @@
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DO_ADDINS], [do.addins])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DO_DBUS], [do.dbus])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVOLUTION_SHARP], [evolution-sharp])
-
 AC_SUBST(DO_ADDINS_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(DO_DBUS_LIBS)
+
+dnl - Evolution plugin
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([evolution-plugin],
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-evolution-plugin], [Enable the Evolution plugin]),
+	enable_evo_plugin=$enableval,
+	enable_evo_plugin=yes)
+
+if test "x$enable_evo_plugin" = "xyes" ; then
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVOLUTION_SHARP],
+		  [evolution-sharp],
+		  has_evo_deps=yes,
+		  has_evo_deps=no)
 AC_SUBST(EVOLUTION_SHARP_LIBS)
+fi
+
+if test "x$has_evo_deps" != "xyes" ; then
+	if test "x$enable_evo_plugin" = "xyes" ; then
+		dnl Error out if explicitly asked for the Evolution plugin
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find evolution-sharp])
+	fi
+	enable_evo_plugin="no"
+else
+	if test "x$enable_evo_plugin" != "xyes" ; then
+		enable_evo_plugin="no"
+	fi
+fi
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_EVO_PLUGIN, test "x$enable_evo_plugin" = "xyes")
+
+dnl - Amarok plugin
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([amarok-plugin],
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-amarok-plugin], [Enable the Amarok plugin]),
+	enable_amarok_plugin=$enableval,
+	enable_amarok_plugin=yes)
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_AMAROK_PLUGIN, test "x$enable_amarok_plugin" = "xyes")
+
+dnl - OpenSearch plugin
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([opensearch-plugin],
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-opensearch-plugin], [Enable the OpenSearch plugin]),
+	enable_opensearch_plugin=$enableval,
+	enable_opensearch_plugin=yes)
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_OPENSEARCH_PLUGIN, test "x$enable_opensearch_plugin" = "xyes")
+
+dnl - Pastebin plugin
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([pastebin-plugin],
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-pastebin-plugin], [Enable the Pastebin plugin]),
+	enable_pastebin_plugin=$enableval,
+	enable_pastebin_plugin=yes)
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_PASTEBIN_PLUGIN, test "x$enable_pastebin_plugin" = "xyes")
 
 dnl Plugin install paths