diff -up blender-2.49b/config/linux2-config.py.org blender-2.49b/config/linux2-config.py
--- blender-2.49b/config/linux2-config.py.org	2009-09-01 17:23:25.000000000 +0200
+++ blender-2.49b/config/linux2-config.py	2010-05-19 20:08:30.599484197 +0200
@@ -177,10 +177,16 @@ CXX = 'g++'
 ##ifeq ($CPU),alpha)
 ##   CFLAGS += -pipe -fPIC -funsigned-char -fno-strict-aliasing -mieee
 
-CCFLAGS = ['-pipe','-fPIC','-funsigned-char','-fno-strict-aliasing']
+CCFLAGS = ['-pipe','-fPIC','-funsigned-char','-fno-strict-aliasing', '-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE', '-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64']
 
 CPPFLAGS = ['-DXP_UNIX']
-CXXFLAGS = ['-pipe','-fPIC','-funsigned-char','-fno-strict-aliasing']
+CXXFLAGS = ['-pipe','-fPIC','-funsigned-char','-fno-strict-aliasing', '-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE', '-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64']
+
+import os
+RPM_OPT_FLAGS = os.environ['RPM_OPT_FLAGS'].split()
+CCFLAGS += RPM_OPT_FLAGS
+CXXFLAGS += RPM_OPT_FLAGS
+
 REL_CFLAGS = ['-O2']
 REL_CCFLAGS = ['-O2']
 ##BF_DEPEND = True
diff -up blender-2.49b/extern/SConscript.org blender-2.49b/extern/SConscript
--- blender-2.49b/extern/SConscript.org	2009-09-01 17:23:25.000000000 +0200
+++ blender-2.49b/extern/SConscript	2010-05-19 20:01:52.052609611 +0200
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 Import('env')
 
-SConscript(['glew/SConscript'])
-
 if env['WITH_BF_GAMEENGINE']:
 	if env['WITH_BF_SOLID']:
 		SConscript(['qhull/SConscript', 'solid/SConscript'])
diff -up blender-2.49b/SConstruct.org blender-2.49b/SConstruct
--- blender-2.49b/SConstruct.org	2009-09-01 17:23:49.000000000 +0200
+++ blender-2.49b/SConstruct	2010-05-19 20:01:52.053609534 +0200
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM'] == 'linux2' :
 
 		def CheckFreeAlut(context,env):
 			context.Message( B.bc.OKGREEN + "Linux platform detected:\n  checking for FreeAlut... " + B.bc.ENDC )
-			env['LIBS'] = 'alut'
+			env['LIBS'] = 'alut, openal'
 			result = context.TryLink(mylib_test_source_file, '.c')
 			context.Result(result)
 			return result