diff -r e4ebb16b39ea -r 603d3f8b6302 plugins/contacts/symbian/symbian.pro
--- a/plugins/contacts/symbian/symbian.pro	Fri Sep 17 08:34:34 2010 +0300
+++ b/plugins/contacts/symbian/symbian.pro	Mon Oct 04 01:37:06 2010 +0300
@@ -1,11 +1,54 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
+CONFIG += ordered
 
 include(../../../common.pri)
 
-contains(build_symbiancntmodel, yes) {
-    message(Building Symbian CNTMODEL library.)
-    SUBDIRS += contactsmodel 
+
+## quick platform check.
+IS_SYMBIAN_4 = yes
+IS_SYMBIAN_3 = no
+#exists($${EPOCROOT}epoc32/data/z/system/install/Series60v5.2.sis) {
+#    exists($${EPOCROOT}epoc32/release/winscw/udeb/VPbkEng.dll) \
+#    | exists($${EPOCROOT}epoc32/release/armv5/urel/VPbkEng.dll) {
+#        message(Building Symbian contacts plugin on S^3)
+#    } else {
+#        message(Building Symbian contacts plugin on S^4 or later platform)
+#        IS_SYMBIAN_4 = yes
+#    }
+#}
+
+contains(IS_SYMBIAN_4, yes) {
+    message(Building Symbian^4 CNTMODEL library and plugin)
+    SUBDIRS += contactsmodel plugin
+} else {
+    SUBDIRS += plugin
 }
-SUBDIRS += plugin
+
 
-CONFIG += ordered
+#contains(symbiancntmodel_enabled, yes) {
+#    contains(symbiancntmodelv2_enabled, yes) {
+#        ##### Symbian^4 with in-source cntmodel already deployed
+#        ##message(Building Symbian CNTMODEL library.)
+#        ##SUBDIRS += contactsmodel plugin
+#
+#        ##TODO FIXME: we disabled building the symbian plugin on Symbian^4 temporarily
+#        message(In-source CNTMODEL deployed: building Symbian CNTMODEL and contacts plugin DISABLED!)
+#    } else {
+#
+#        contains(IS_SYMBIAN_4, yes) {
+#            ## the configure tests don't agree with the platform check.
+#            message(Configure test confusion; building Symbian CNTMODEL and contacts plugin DISABLED!)
+#        } else {
+#            ## this is symbian 3.1, 3.2, 5.0 or ^3
+#            message(Building Symbian contacts plugin)
+#            SUBDIRS += plugin
+#        }
+#    }
+#} else {
+#    ##### Symbian^4 without in-source cntmodel already deployed
+#    ##message(Building Symbian CNTMODEL library.)
+#    ##SUBDIRS += contactsmodel plugin
+#
+#    ##TODO FIXME: we disabled building the symbian plugin on Symbian^4 temporarily
+#    message(In-source CNTMODEL not deployed: building Symbian CNTMODEL and contacts plugin DISABLED!)
+#}