Here are my minimal, working options for 2.5.3 under Xubuntu:

Code:
--disable-consoleui --disable-avahi --disable-nls --disable-doxygen --disable-gestures --disable-screensaver --disable-startup-notification --disable-gtkspell --disable-meanwhile --disable-gnutls --enable-nss --disable-perl --disable-tcl --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-schemas-install --disable-nm --with-dynamic-prpls=irc,jabber,msn,oscar,yahoo CFLAGS="-march=native -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe" CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
Breaks when going with:

Code:
--disable-shared --enable-static --with-static-prpls=irc,jabber,msn,oscar,yahoo
Anyone get 2.5.3 going with a strictly static build?