diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index dd3b02c..a062b23 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -21,5 +21,11 @@
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
 #undef PACKAGE_VERSION
 
+/* Define to 1 to enable pulseaudio support */
+#undef USE_PULSEAUDIO
+
+/* Define to 1 to enable sndfile support */
+#undef USE_SNDFILE
+
 /* Version number of package */
 #undef VERSION
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9c4e720..d81d446 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -656,6 +656,8 @@ ac_subst_files=''
 ac_user_opts='
 enable_option_checking
 enable_dependency_tracking
+with_pulseaudio
+with_sndfile
 '
       ac_precious_vars='build_alias
 host_alias
@@ -1289,6 +1291,12 @@ Optional Features:
   --disable-dependency-tracking  speeds up one-time build
   --enable-dependency-tracking   do not reject slow dependency extractors
 
+Optional Packages:
+  --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
+  --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
+  --without-pulseaudio    build without pulseaudio support
+  --without-sndfile       build without sndfile support
+
 Some influential environment variables:
   CC          C compiler command
   CFLAGS      C compiler flags
@@ -3276,6 +3284,54 @@ fi
 
 # AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
+
+# Configure dependency libs
+
+#   fftw3f
+deps_packages+=" fftw3f"
+
+#   pulseaudio
+
+# Check whether --with-pulseaudio was given.
+if test "${with_pulseaudio+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_pulseaudio;
+fi
+
+if test "x$with_pulseaudio" == "xno"; then :
+  # then
+	use_pulseaudio=0
+else
+  # else
+	use_pulseaudio=1
+	deps_packages+=" libpulse-simple"
+fi
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define USE_PULSEAUDIO $use_pulseaudio
+_ACEOF
+
+
+#   sndfile
+
+# Check whether --with-sndfile was given.
+if test "${with_sndfile+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_sndfile;
+fi
+
+if test "x$with_sndfile" == "xno"; then :
+  # then
+	use_sndfile=0
+else
+  # else
+	use_sndfile=1
+	deps_packages+=" sndfile"
+fi
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define USE_SNDFILE $use_sndfile
+_ACEOF
+
+
 # Checks for libraries.
 
 
@@ -3406,24 +3462,12 @@ if test -n "$DEPS_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_DEPS_CFLAGS="$DEPS_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			") 2>&5
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \" \$deps_packages \""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors " $deps_packages ") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_DEPS_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_DEPS_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags " $deps_packages " 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -3435,24 +3479,12 @@ if test -n "$DEPS_LIBS"; then
     pkg_cv_DEPS_LIBS="$DEPS_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			") 2>&5
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \" \$deps_packages \""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors " $deps_packages ") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_DEPS_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_DEPS_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs " $deps_packages " 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -3473,26 +3505,14 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        DEPS_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			" 2>&1`
+	        DEPS_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs " $deps_packages " 2>&1`
         else
-	        DEPS_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			" 2>&1`
+	        DEPS_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs " $deps_packages " 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$DEPS_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
 
-	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			) were not met:
+	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements ( $deps_packages ) were not met:
 
 $DEPS_PKG_ERRORS
 
@@ -3527,6 +3547,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 # Checks for header files.
 # AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h string.h unistd.h])
 
@@ -5002,3 +5023,14 @@ if test -n "$ac_unrecognized_opts" && test "$enable_option_checking" != no; then
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: unrecognized options: $ac_unrecognized_opts" >&2;}
 fi
 
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: minimodem 0.8.1 configuration summary:
+	--with-pulseaudio     $with_pulseaudio ($use_pulseaudio)
+	--with-sndfile        $with_sndfile ($use_sndfile)
+	deps_packages:        $deps_packages
+" >&5
+$as_echo "minimodem 0.8.1 configuration summary:
+	--with-pulseaudio     $with_pulseaudio ($use_pulseaudio)
+	--with-sndfile        $with_sndfile ($use_sndfile)
+	deps_packages:        $deps_packages
+" >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 85eb431..20a1a18 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,12 +27,39 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_PROG_CC
 # AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
+
+# Configure dependency libs
+
+#   fftw3f
+deps_packages+=" fftw3f"
+
+#   pulseaudio
+AC_ARG_WITH([pulseaudio],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--without-pulseaudio], [build without pulseaudio support]))
+AS_IF([test "x$with_pulseaudio" == "xno"],
+        # then
+	use_pulseaudio=0,
+	# else
+	use_pulseaudio=1
+	deps_packages+=" libpulse-simple")
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(USE_PULSEAUDIO, $use_pulseaudio,
+	[Define to 1 to enable pulseaudio support])
+
+#   sndfile
+AC_ARG_WITH([sndfile],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--without-sndfile], [build without sndfile support]))
+AS_IF([test "x$with_sndfile" == "xno"],
+        # then
+	use_sndfile=0,
+	# else
+	use_sndfile=1
+	deps_packages+=" sndfile")
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(USE_SNDFILE, $use_sndfile,
+	[Define to 1 to enable sndfile support])
+
 # Checks for libraries.
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DEPS, [
-		libpulse-simple
-		sndfile
-		fftw3f
-			])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DEPS, [ $deps_packages ])
+
 AC_SUBST(DEPS_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(DEPS_LIBS)
 
@@ -53,3 +80,9 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 		])
 #                 testdata/Makefile
 AC_OUTPUT
+
+AC_MSG_RESULT([PKG_NAME PKG_VERSION configuration summary:
+	--with-pulseaudio     $with_pulseaudio ($use_pulseaudio)
+	--with-sndfile        $with_sndfile ($use_sndfile)
+	deps_packages:        $deps_packages
+])
diff --git a/src/minimodem.c b/src/minimodem.c
index 9bf8ec9..9a7964b 100644
--- a/src/minimodem.c
+++ b/src/minimodem.c
@@ -372,6 +372,21 @@ main( int argc, char*argv[] )
     if ( TX_mode == -1 )
 	TX_mode = 0;
 
+#if !(USE_PULSEAUDIO || USE_SNDFILE)
+#error At least one of {USE_PULSEAUDIO,USE_SNDFILE} must be enabled
+#endif
+    if ( filename ) {
+#if !USE_SNDFILE
+	fprintf(stderr, "E: This build of minimodem was configured without sndfile,\nE:   so the --file flag is not supported.\n");
+	exit(1);
+#endif
+    } else {
+#if !USE_PULSEAUDIO
+	fprintf(stderr, "E: this build of minimodem was configured without pulseaudio,\nE:   so only the --file mode is supported.\n");
+	exit(1);
+#endif
+    }
+
 #if 0
     if (optind < argc) {
 	printf("non-option ARGV-elements: ");
@@ -474,14 +489,18 @@ main( int argc, char*argv[] )
 
 	if ( filename ) {
 	    tx_interactive = 0;
+#if USE_SNDFILE
 	    sa_out = simpleaudio_open_stream_sndfile(SA_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
 					filename);
+#endif
 	    if ( ! sa_out )
 		return 1;
 	}
+#if USE_PULSEAUDIO
 	if ( ! sa_out )
 	    sa_out = simpleaudio_open_stream_pulseaudio(SA_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
 					program_name, "output audio");
+#endif
 	if ( ! sa_out )
 	    return 1;
 
@@ -501,13 +520,17 @@ main( int argc, char*argv[] )
      */
     simpleaudio *sa = NULL;
     if ( filename ) {
+#if USE_SNDFILE
 	sa = simpleaudio_open_stream_sndfile(SA_STREAM_RECORD, filename);
+#endif
 	if ( ! sa )
 	    return 1;
     }
+#if USE_PULSEAUDIO
     if ( ! sa )
 	sa = simpleaudio_open_stream_pulseaudio(SA_STREAM_RECORD,
 				    program_name, "input audio");
+#endif
     if ( !sa )
         return 1;
 
diff --git a/src/simpleaudio-pulse.c b/src/simpleaudio-pulse.c
index 243cb4f..00d9cf4 100644
--- a/src/simpleaudio-pulse.c
+++ b/src/simpleaudio-pulse.c
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
  *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#if USE_PULSEAUDIO
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -142,3 +147,4 @@ simpleaudio_open_stream_pulseaudio(
     return sa;
 }
 
+#endif /* USE_PULSEAUDIO */
diff --git a/src/simpleaudio-sndfile.c b/src/simpleaudio-sndfile.c
index 7316ebf..c9487ad 100644
--- a/src/simpleaudio-sndfile.c
+++ b/src/simpleaudio-sndfile.c
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
  *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#if USE_SNDFILE
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -168,3 +173,4 @@ simpleaudio_open_stream_sndfile(
     return sa;
 }
 
+#endif /* USE_SNDFILE */