Small tweaks for bug2698 bugfix

changes/bug2698

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-  o Minor build issues
-    - We incorrectly linked libevent when configured with
-      --enable-static-libevent.  Fixes bug 2698.
+  o Minor bugfixes:
+    - Fix an issue that prevented static linking of libevent on
+      some platforms (notably Linux). Fixes bug 2698, bugfix on
+      versions 0.2.1.23/0.2.2.8-alpha (the versions introducing
+      the --with-static-libevent configure option).
+

configure.in

@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ if test "$enable_static_libevent" = "yes"; then
         [have_rt=yes])
     if test "$have_rt" = yes; then
       STATIC_LIBEVENT_FLAGS=" -lrt "
-    else
-      STATIC_LIBEVENT_FLAGS=""
     fi
 fi