check for libtoolize before attempting to use it

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index a3923bbc..0b374df9 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ ACLOCAL=aclocal-1.6
 	DIE=1
 }
 
+(libtoolize --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
+	echo
+	echo "You must have libtoolize installed to compile $PROJECT."
+	echo "Install the libtool package from ftp.gnu.org or a mirror."
+	DIE=1
+}
+
 if test "$DIE" -eq 1; then
 	exit 1
 fi