* autogen.sh: Add --no-check option. (Bug#25359)

1 files changed, 47 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 2021c771fc8..8679db78fd5 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ check_version ()
     return 2
 }
 
+do_check=true
 do_autoconf=false
 test $# -eq 0 && do_autoconf=true
 do_git=false
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ for arg; do
     case $arg in
       --help)
 	exec echo "$0: usage: $0 [all|autoconf|git]";;
+      --no-check)
+        do_check=false
+        test $# -eq 1 && do_autoconf=true;;
       all)
 	do_autoconf=true
 	test -e .git && do_git=true;;
@@ -128,66 +132,68 @@ done
 
 if $do_autoconf; then
 
-  echo 'Checking whether you have the necessary tools...
+  if $do_check; then
+
+    echo 'Checking whether you have the necessary tools...
 (Read INSTALL.REPO for more details on building Emacs)'
 
-  missing=
+    missing=
 
-  for prog in $progs; do
+    for prog in $progs; do
 
-    sprog=`echo "$prog" | sed 's/-/_/g'`
+      sprog=`echo "$prog" | sed 's/-/_/g'`
 
-    eval min=\$${sprog}_min
+      eval min=\$${sprog}_min
 
-    echo "Checking for $prog (need at least version $min)..."
+      echo "Checking for $prog (need at least version $min)..."
 
-    check_version $prog $min
+      check_version $prog $min
 
-    retval=$?
+      retval=$?
 
-    case $retval in
-        0) stat="ok" ;;
-        1) stat="missing" ;;
-        2) stat="too old" ;;
-        *) stat="unable to check" ;;
-    esac
+      case $retval in
+          0) stat="ok" ;;
+          1) stat="missing" ;;
+          2) stat="too old" ;;
+          *) stat="unable to check" ;;
+      esac
 
-    echo $stat
+      echo $stat
 
-    if [ $retval -ne 0 ]; then
-        missing="$missing $prog"
-        eval ${sprog}_why=\""$stat"\"
-    fi
+      if [ $retval -ne 0 ]; then
+          missing="$missing $prog"
+          eval ${sprog}_why=\""$stat"\"
+      fi
 
-  done
+    done
 
 
-  if [ x"$missing" != x ]; then
+    if [ x"$missing" != x ]; then
 
-    echo '
+      echo '
 Building Emacs from the repository requires the following specialized programs:'
 
-    for prog in $progs; do
-        sprog=`echo "$prog" | sed 's/-/_/g'`
+      for prog in $progs; do
+          sprog=`echo "$prog" | sed 's/-/_/g'`
 
-        eval min=\$${sprog}_min
+          eval min=\$${sprog}_min
 
-        echo "$prog (minimum version $min)"
-    done
+          echo "$prog (minimum version $min)"
+      done
 
 
-    echo '
+      echo '
 Your system seems to be missing the following tool(s):'
 
-    for prog in $missing; do
-        sprog=`echo "$prog" | sed 's/-/_/g'`
+      for prog in $missing; do
+          sprog=`echo "$prog" | sed 's/-/_/g'`
 
-        eval why=\$${sprog}_why
+          eval why=\$${sprog}_why
 
-        echo "$prog ($why)"
-    done
+          echo "$prog ($why)"
+      done
 
-    echo '
+      echo '
 If you think you have the required tools, please add them to your PATH
 and re-run this script.
 
@@ -208,18 +214,17 @@ make install.  Add the installation directory to your PATH and re-run
 this script.
 
 If you know that the required versions are in your PATH, but this
-script has made an error, then you can simply run
-
-autoreconf -fi -I m4
-
-instead of this script.
+script has made an error, then you can simply re-run this script with
+the --no-check option.
 
 Please report any problems with this script to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org .'
 
-    exit 1
-  fi
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo 'Your system has the required tools.'
 
-  echo 'Your system has the required tools.'
+  fi                            # do_check
 
   ## Create nt/gnulib.mk if it doesn't exist, as autoreconf will need it.
   if test ! -f nt/gnulib.mk; then