From d3a1afb2a2b59a53aacd89658a5d444ff06619e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Luna Valero <sebastian.luna.valero@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 10:34:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH]  add test for C/C++ compiler

---
 install-CGAT-tools.sh | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/install-CGAT-tools.sh b/install-CGAT-tools.sh
index 821cf272..1f6c8567 100755
--- a/install-CGAT-tools.sh
+++ b/install-CGAT-tools.sh
@@ -614,6 +614,13 @@ test_release() {
 }
 
 
+# test whether a C/C++ compiler is available
+test_compilers() {
+   which gcc &> /dev/null || report_error " C compiler not found "
+   which g++ &> /dev/null || report_error " C++ compiler not found "
+}
+
+
 # function to display help message
 help_message() {
 echo
@@ -652,6 +659,8 @@ exit 1
 
 # the script starts here
 
+test_compilers
+
 if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
 
    help_message