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

From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 11, 2010, 15:06 UTC
Message-ID: <201010111706.55119.jnareb@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1286800665-7437-1-git-send-email-avarab@gmail.com>

On Mon, 11 Oct 2010, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:

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> 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: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>

I like this.

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland