add check for depmod to configure

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b9d28e04b3d0baa6e6ab19e7fb81c2f83b076125..459d9939aaeffec8ef1bbd98de16fad2b0b8b729 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ moo:
        
 install-data-hook:
        if [ -z "$(DESTDIR)" ] ; then \
-               depmod -ae $(LINUX_KERNELRELEASE); \
+               $(DEPMOD) -ae $(LINUX_KERNELRELEASE); \
        fi
 

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fe13f0fefcb6129e5483b5ce0531db8188e32fca..90cfc68aaaf78423d10cb6d6afdd838b433f964e 100644 (file)
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(COMEDI_MICROVERSION, $COMEDI_MICROVERSION, [Comedi micro vers
 
 AC_PROG_CC()
 AC_PATH_PROG(STRIP,strip)
+AC_PATH_PROG([DEPMOD], [depmod], [no], [PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin])
+if test "$DEPMOD" == "no" ; then
+       AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find the 'depmod' program.])
+fi
 
 AS_LINUX()
 AS_LINUX_MODTOOL()