[vbox-dev] [PATCH] Python is mandatory so the script should stop if it is not available

[Bodo]

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--- a/configure.vbs	(revision 43845)
+++ b/configure.vbs	(working copy)
@@ -2108,6 +2108,16 @@
       CheckForPython = True
    end if
 
+   if not CheckForPython then
+      if strPathPython = "" then
+         MsgError "Can't locate Python. Try specify the path with the
--with-python=<path> argument. " _
+                & "If still no luck, consult the configure.log and the
build requirements."
+      else
+         MsgError "Can't locate Python. Please consult the configure.log
and the build requirements."
+      end if
+      exit function
+   end if    
+   
    PrintResult "Python ", strPathPython
 end function
 
@@ -2327,9 +2337,7 @@
    CheckForSsl strOptSsl
    CheckForCurl strOptCurl
    CheckForQt4 strOptQt4
-   if (strOptPython <> "") then
-     CheckForPython strOptPython
-   end if
+   CheckForPython strOptPython
    if (strOptMkisofs <> "") then
      CheckForMkisofs strOptMkisofs
    end if

This Patch is contributed under the MIT license

Regards
Bodo