Hello Brad, * Brad Larsen wrote on Sun, Oct 21, 2007 at 08:10:03PM CEST: > > AC_PROG_CC > AC_PROG_F77 [...] > Here's a snippet of the output when I run ./configure on the system with no > Fortran compiler: > > checking for g77... no > checking for xlf... no > checking for f77... no > [snip many more fortran compilers] > checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no > checking whether accepts -g... no > > Notice the last line---no compiler was found, and the empty string was > filled in for the compiler name. > > How can I make the configure script bail out with an error message if no > suitable compiler is found? After AC_PROG_F77, add if test -z "$F77" || test "X$F77" = "Xno"; then AC_MSG_ERROR([No suitable Fortran 77 compiler found]) fi Cheers, Ralf _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf