configure: check for perl
Though not (currently) required this tests for perl in all
configurations.
Fixes issue #671
Change-Id: Ibe1e72db74bb4cf3252b73c68ff1dfc2ecfc902b
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9f5a435..f37615f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@
[ -f ${source_path}/${t}.mk ] && enable_feature ${t}
done
+if ! perl --version >/dev/null; then
+ die "Perl is required to build"
+fi
+
# check installed doxygen version
doxy_version=$(doxygen --version 2>/dev/null)
doxy_major=${doxy_version%%.*}