diff --git a/wesnoth-1.2.8-remove-ogg-test.patch b/wesnoth-1.2.8-remove-ogg-test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fe4ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wesnoth-1.2.8-remove-ogg-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+diff -ur wesnoth-1.2.8.OLD/configure.ac wesnoth-1.2.8/configure.ac
+--- wesnoth-1.2.8.OLD/configure.ac	2007-11-25 06:37:12.000000000 -0500
++++ wesnoth-1.2.8/configure.ac	2007-11-30 14:21:07.000000000 -0500
+@@ -798,23 +798,6 @@
+ 	LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS $SDL_MIXER_LIBS"
+ 
+ 	ac_link="$LDPREFIX $ac_link"
+-        AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
+-	#include <SDL_mixer.h>
+-        #include <stdlib.h>
+-
+-	int main(int argc, char **argv)
+-        {
+-	    Mix_Music* music = Mix_LoadMUS("music/main_menu.ogg");
+-	    if (music == NULL)
+-		exit(1);
+-	    exit(0);
+-        }
+-	])],
+-	[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
+-	[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
+-	[AC_MSG_ERROR([*** SDL_mixer has no OGG support! You need SDL_mixer with OGG support])],
+-	[AC_MSG_RESULT([not tested in cross-compiling])])
+-
+ 
+         CPPFLAGS=$OLD_CPPFLAGS
+ 	CFLAGS=$OLD_CFLAGS
diff --git a/wesnoth.spec b/wesnoth.spec
index fe12c26..3e8f6d6 100644
--- a/wesnoth.spec
+++ b/wesnoth.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           wesnoth
 Version:        1.2.8
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme
 
 Group:          Amusements/Games
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL:            http://www.wesnoth.org
 Source0:        http://www.%{name}.org/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        wesnothd.init
 Source2:        %{name}.sysconfig
+Patch0:		%{name}-%{version}-remove-ogg-test.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:	SDL_image-devel
@@ -17,8 +18,12 @@ BuildRequires:  SDL_net-devel
 BuildRequires:	freetype-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
 BuildRequires:	fribidi-devel
+BuildRequires:	python-devel
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:	gettext
+# Drop these when ogg test patch is removed.
+BuildRequires:	autoconf
+BuildRequires:	automake
 
 
 %description
@@ -65,6 +70,8 @@ This package contains the game editor and development tools.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .ogg
+autoreconf
 chmod -x MANUAL*
 
 
@@ -74,9 +81,9 @@ chmod -x MANUAL*
     --enable-editor \
     --enable-tools \
     --enable-server \
+    --enable-python \
     --with-fifodir=/var/run/wesnothd \
     --with-server-uid=$(id -u) \
-    --with-server-gid=$(id -g) 
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 
@@ -160,6 +167,10 @@ fi
 %ghost /var/run/wesnothd/socket
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 30 2007 Brian Pepple <bpepple@fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.8-2
+- Add patch to drop ogg test from configure script, until better workaround.
+- Enable python support.
+
 * Thu Nov 29 2007 Brian Pepple <bpepple@fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.8-1
 - Update to 1.2.8.