From b3f64359bb1fb553fd3a4944a45b1615d889dd66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gilbert Ramirez <gram@alumni.rice.edu>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 04:09:04 +0000
Subject: Check for python before configuring CVS sources.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=2493
---
 autogen.sh | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'autogen.sh')

diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index cb1ad9a373..c8deebc0a5 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,25 @@
 #
 # Run this to generate all the initial makefiles.
 #
-# $Id: autogen.sh,v 1.10 2000/07/26 08:03:39 guy Exp $
+# $Id: autogen.sh,v 1.11 2000/10/14 04:09:04 gram Exp $
 
 DIE=true
 PROJECT="Ethereal"
 
+
+# Check for python. There's no "--version" option!
+python -c "print 'Checking for python.'"
+if [ $? != 0 ] ; then
+  cat >&2 <<_EOF_
+
+  	You must have Python in order to compiler $PROJECT.
+	Download the appropriate package for your distribution/OS,
+	or get the source tarball at http://www.python.org/
+_EOF_
+  DIE="exit 1"
+fi
+
+
 VER=`autoconf --version | grep '^autoconf' | sed 's/.*)//'`
 case "$VER" in
 0* | 1\.* | 2\.[0-9] | 2\.[0-9][a-z]* | \
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