Index: Python-2.5.2/configure.in
===================================================================
--- Python-2.5.2.orig/configure.in
+++ Python-2.5.2/configure.in
@@ -3410,45 +3410,6 @@ esac
 					   
 
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for %zd printf() format support)
-AC_TRY_RUN([#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_SSIZE_T
-typedef ssize_t Py_ssize_t;
-#elif SIZEOF_VOID_P == SIZEOF_LONG
-typedef long Py_ssize_t;
-#else
-typedef int Py_ssize_t;
-#endif
-
-int main()
-{
-    char buffer[256];
-
-    if(sprintf(buffer, "%zd", (size_t)123) < 0)
-       	return 1;
-
-    if (strcmp(buffer, "123"))
-	return 1;
-
-    if (sprintf(buffer, "%zd", (Py_ssize_t)-123) < 0)
-       	return 1;
-
-    if (strcmp(buffer, "-123"))
-	return 1;
-
-    return 0;
-}],
-[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
- AC_DEFINE(PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T, "z", [Define to printf format modifier for Py_ssize_t])],
- AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
-
 AC_CHECK_TYPE(socklen_t,,
   AC_DEFINE(socklen_t,int,
             Define to `int' if <sys/socket.h> does not define.),[