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| -rwxr-xr-x | reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh | 40 |
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diff --git a/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh b/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh index dd3b9bc..6f3ed7f 100755 --- a/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh +++ b/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ rm -f $testprog $testsource # See if the C compiler can build static libraries # ------------------------------------------------ - +# # We are manually only working with shared libraries: because some # high-level programs like Wget and cURL need dynamic linking and if we # build the libraries statically, our own builds will be ignored and these @@ -316,6 +316,44 @@ static_build=no +# Check for GNU gettext +# --------------------- +# +# Some of the basic sofware need GNU gettext which we don't yet install. +has_gettext=0 +if type msgfmt > /dev/null 2>/dev/null; then has_gettext=1; fi +if [ $has_gettext = 0 ]; then + cat <<EOF +______________________________________________________ +!!!!!!! GNU gettext NOT FOUND !!!!!!! + +Some of the core programs in Maneage require a running GNU gettext on the +host. Unfortuantely we haven't had the time yet to include its installation +in Maneage, but it is defined as task #15616 so we don't forget. Generally, +GNU gettext is already available on many systems, so it hasn't been +reported too commonly. But please consider helping in this if you have +time and interest. + +Until we include gettext's installation in Maneage, please use your package +manager to install GNU gettext, then re-run the configuration to +continue. Here are the relevant commands on some common GNU/Linux +distributions (you'll only need one of them, or a similar command, if you +use another package manager): + + apt install gettext + yum install gettext + pacman -S gettext + +!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + +EOF + exit 1 +fi + + + + + # If we are on a Mac OS system # ---------------------------- # |