build: Bail out early if m4 or lex don't exist.

[lopsub.git] / Makefile

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 200a7c0d411b5e8cc90c354576d36759a9c63028..c0057a38b89119897044caa0a1eaa705877989ca 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ INSTALL := install
 GZIP := gzip -fn9
 ZCAT := zcat
 
 GZIP := gzip -fn9
 ZCAT := zcat
 

+dummy != $(M4) /dev/null || printf 'failed'
+ifeq ($(dummy), failed)
+$(error m4 is required to build this package)
+endif
+dummy != printf '%%%%\n' | $(LEX) -o /dev/null || printf 'failed'
+ifeq ($(dummy), failed)
+$(error (f)lex is required to build this package)
+endif
+

 DATE_FMT := +%B %Y
 # To get a reproducible build, we use $(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH) instead of the
 # current time if this variable is set.
 DATE_FMT := +%B %Y
 # To get a reproducible build, we use $(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH) instead of the
 # current time if this variable is set.