diff --git a/bindings/Makefile.am b/bindings/Makefile.am
index b2ee4c113f187630bed46ad8df73a9c8db4b81b6..07373e87a62bd67c66cee878c0c389ab8e6d1e2d 100644 (file)
--- a/bindings/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/Makefile.am
buildperl/Makefile: .perl-directory-stamp buildperl/Makefile.PL \
$(top_builddir)/config.status
- cd buildperl && @PERL@ Makefile.PL @PERL_BINDINGS_OPTIONS@
+ @# beautify the output a bit
+ @echo 'cd buildperl && @PERL@ Makefile.PL @PERL_BINDINGS_OPTIONS@'
+ @cd buildperl && ( if ! @PERL@ Makefile.PL @PERL_BINDINGS_OPTIONS@; then \
+ echo ""; \
+ echo 'Check whether you have set $$PERL_MM_OPT in your environment and try using ./configure --with-perl-bindings=""'; \
+ echo ""; \
+ fi )
buildperl/Makefile.PL: .perl-directory-stamp $(top_builddir)/config.status