bootstrap: fix/improve find_tool.

[bison.git] / bootstrap

diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 4b0abfa64a37221d0cf5a1d3f15703f56b0dffb3..4d31cbe47ee5716c1c54a764b2b4c5ab0724ae93 100755 (executable)
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -142,29 +142,37 @@ vc_ignore=auto
 
 # find_tool ENVVAR NAMES...
 # -------------------------
+# Look for some needed program.  Use the value of the ENVVAR if set,
+# otherwise look for the first of the NAMES that can be run (i.e.,
+# supports --version).  If found, set ENVVAR to the program name,
+# die otherwise.
 find_tool ()
 {
   # Find sha1sum, named gsha1sum on MacPorts.
   find_tool_envvar=$1
   shift
-  if eval test x"\$$find_tool_envvar" = x; then
+  find_tool_names=$@
+  eval "find_tool_res=\$$find_tool_envvar"
+  if test x"$find_tool_res" = x; then
     for i
     do
       if ($i --version </dev/null) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-       find_tool_res=$i
-       break
+       find_tool_res=$i
+       break
       fi
     done
+  else
+    find_tool_error_prefix="\$$find_tool_envvar: "
   fi
   if test x"$find_tool_res" = x; then
-    echo >&2 "$0: $find_tool_name is required"
+    echo >&2 "$0: one of these is required: $find_tool_names"
     exit 1
   fi
   ($find_tool_res --version </dev/null) >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-    echo >&2 "$0: cannot run $find_tool_res --version"
+    echo >&2 "$0: ${find_tool_error_prefix}cannot run $find_tool_res --version"
     exit 1
   }
-  eval "$find_tool_envvar=\"$find_tool_res\""
+  eval "$find_tool_envvar=\$find_tool_res"
   eval "export $find_tool_envvar"
 }