diff --git a/ns3waf/__init__.py b/ns3waf/__init__.py

--- a/ns3waf/__init__.py

+++ b/ns3waf/__init__.py

@@ -149,8 +149,23 @@

                                 args='--cflags --libs', mandatory=mandatory,

                                 msg="Checking for ns3-%s" % module.lower(),

                                 uselib_store='NS3_%s' % module.upper())

+

         if not retval is None:

             found.append(module)

+        # else:

+        #     import glob

+        #     retry_found = False

+        #     conf.start_msg(" Rechecking for ns3-%s" % module.lower())

+        #     for lib in glob.glob(conf.env['NS3_DIR'] + '/libns3-dev-%s-%s.so'  % (module.lower() , conf.env['LIB_SUFFIX'])):

+        #         conf.end_msg("found")

+        #         found.append(module)

+        #         retry_found = True

+

+        #     if retry_found is False:

+        #         conf.end_msg("not found")

+        #         if mandatory:

+        #             conf.fatal('The configuration failed')

+

     import copy

     if not 'NS3_MODULES_FOUND' in conf.env:

         conf.env['NS3_MODULES_FOUND'] = []