--- sleuthkit-1.70.orig/Makefile
+++ sleuthkit-1.70/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 $(DIRS):
 	mkdir -p $@
 
-compile: no-perl mactime sorter file test 
+compile: no-perl mactime sorter test 
 
 compile-static: no-perl-static mactime sorter file test
 
--- sleuthkit-1.70.orig/check-install
+++ sleuthkit-1.70/check-install
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
   echo "ERROR: Missing diskstat tool";
 fi
 
-if (test -x "bin/file") then
-  blah=1;
-else
-  echo "ERROR: Missing 'file' command";
-fi
-
 if (test -x "bin/mactime") then
   blah=1;
 else