Re: [RFC PATCH] Makefile: point out "make" if "make configure" fails

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On Mon, 11 Oct 2010, Ãvar ArnfjÃrà Bjarmason wrote:

> Someone trying to build Git may think the need autoconf when "make
> configure && ./configure && make" fails. But actually they can
> probably just run "make" directly.
> 
> Change the "make configure" output so that when it fails the user is
> informed of this:
> 
>     make configure && ./configure && make
>         GEN configure
>     ERROR: We couldn't run autoconf for you. But you're in luck!
>     ERROR: Git doesn't actually need autoconf to build. Just try
>     ERROR: running "make" directly at the top-level. The Makefile
>     ERROR: will guess your configuration based on your OS. If that
>     ERROR: doesn't work try installing autoconf and running
>     ERROR: "make configure && ./configure && make" again.
>     make: *** [configure] Error 1
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ãvar ArnfjÃrà Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx>

I like this.

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland
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