Fail with a more useful error if "ar" is not found.

--HG--
branch : 1.7

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0f5c6d6c0459788722fbc7b3c878587ecaccaf4e..821461027d260af999c1570e72e157ec01a1f85d 100755 (executable)
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6083,6 +6083,9 @@ else
   RANLIB="$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB"
 fi
 
+if test X"$AR" = X"false"; then
+    as_fn_error "the \"ar\" utility is required to build sudo" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
 
 ac_aux_dir=
 for ac_dir in "$srcdir" "$srcdir/.." "$srcdir/../.."; do
@@ -6789,13 +6792,13 @@ if test "${lt_cv_nm_interface+set}" = set; then :
 else
   lt_cv_nm_interface="BSD nm"
   echo "int some_variable = 0;" > conftest.$ac_ext
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6792: $ac_compile\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6795: $ac_compile\"" >&5)
   (eval "$ac_compile" 2>conftest.err)
   cat conftest.err >&5
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6795: $NM \\\"conftest.$ac_objext\\\"\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6798: $NM \\\"conftest.$ac_objext\\\"\"" >&5)
   (eval "$NM \"conftest.$ac_objext\"" 2>conftest.err > conftest.out)
   cat conftest.err >&5
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6798: output\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:6801: output\"" >&5)
   cat conftest.out >&5
   if $GREP 'External.*some_variable' conftest.out > /dev/null; then
     lt_cv_nm_interface="MS dumpbin"
@@ -8000,7 +8003,7 @@ ia64-*-hpux*)
   ;;
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 8003 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  echo '#line 8006 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
   if { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_compile\""; } >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9393,11 +9396,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:9396: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:9399: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:9400: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:9403: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -9732,11 +9735,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:9735: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:9738: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:9739: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:9742: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -9837,11 +9840,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:9840: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:9843: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:9844: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:9847: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -9892,11 +9895,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:9895: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:9898: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:9899: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:9902: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -12259,7 +12262,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 12262 "configure"
+#line 12265 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -12355,7 +12358,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 12358 "configure"
+#line 12361 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9ed1cfc1f96d0086026cc3cae8fbf2da27777715..c00cbe4a8f7f003a8f1106e4935860f5f3d9c9d3 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1325,6 +1325,9 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS([strerror], [cposix])
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar, false)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
+if test X"$AR" = X"false"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([the "ar" utility is required to build sudo])
+fi
 
 dnl
 dnl Libtool setup, we require libtool 2.2.6b or higher