1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 99de685210..f13919ba8a 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 rm -rf libltdl
+echo -n "checking for libtoolize / libtool... "
+which glibtoolize || which libtoolize || which libtool || {
+        echo "*** No libtoolize (libtool) or libtool found, please install it ***"
+        exit 1
+}
 autoreconf -if
 contrib/pogen.sh