001-skip-checks.patch

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 658d1a5..960bfbc 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,48 +6,6 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-# Check our environment
-# - Need to be on linux
-# - Need kernel 2.6.18+
-# - Need python 2.4+
-# - Need gcc
-# - Need C headers
-# - Need libcap headers
-if not sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
-    sys.stderr.write("This module only works on linux\n")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-kvers = os.uname()[2]
-if kvers < '2.6.18' and not os.environ.get("PRCTL_SKIP_KERNEL_CHECK",False):
-    sys.stderr.write("This module requires linux 2.6.18 or newer\n")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-if sys.version_info[:2] < (2,4):
-    sys.stderr.write("This module requires python 2.4 or newer\n")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-exit = False
-try:
-    subprocess.call(['gcc','-v'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-except:
-    sys.stderr.write("You need to install gcc to build this module\n")
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-sp = subprocess.Popen(['cpp'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-sp.communicate('#include <sys/prctl.h>\n'.encode())
-if sp.returncode:
-    sys.stderr.write("You need to install libc development headers to build this module\n")
-    exit = True
-
-sp = subprocess.Popen(['cpp'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-sp.communicate('#include <sys/capability.h>\n'.encode())
-if sp.returncode:
-    sys.stderr.write("You need to install libcap development headers to build this module\n")
-    exit = True
-
-if exit:
-    sys.exit(1)
-
 _prctl = Extension("_prctl",
                    sources = ['_prctlmodule.c'],
                    depends = ['securebits.h'],