Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Perhaps the "else" part of the above should become a bit more > careful, something along the lines of... > > else > MSGFMT ?= msgfmt > - ifneq ($(shell $(MSGFMT) --tcl -l C -d . /dev/null 2>/dev/null; echo $$?),0) > - MSGFMT := $(TCL_PATH) po/po2msg.sh > - endif > + MSGFMT_DRYRUN = --tcl -l C -d . /dev/null 2>/dev/null > + ifneq ($(shell $(MSGFMT) $(MSGFMT_DRYRUN); echo $$?),0) > + ifneq ($(shell $(TCL_PATH) po/po2msg.sh $(MSGFMT_DRYRUN); echo $$?),0) > + MSGFMT := $(TCL_PATH) po/po2msg.sh > + else > + $(error "no usable msgfmt to build gitk; set NO_TCLTK perhaps?") > + endif > endif > endif Actually, at this point, I think the suggestion should primarily be to install either msgfmt or tclsh; offering another choice to set NO_TCLTK is OK, but it should be secondary, as the fact that the make utility is running this recipe is a sign that the builder wants to build gitk/git-gui. Whether the builder wants to run the result on the same box is a separate and irrelevant matter. Once built and installed, a box without "wish" may not be able to run the result, but installing it after the fact will fix it without need to rebuild anything.
