--enable-gtk-doc
endif
+#
+# Require python when making dist
+#
+.PHONY: dist-check-python
+dist-check-python:
+if !HAVE_PYTHON
+ @echo "*** python and python-lxml module must be installed and enabled in order to make dist"
+ @false
+endif
+
+dist-check-compat-libs:
+if !ENABLE_COMPAT_LIBS
+ @echo "*** compat-libs must be enabled in order to make dist"
+ @false
+endif
+
+dist: dist-check-python dist-check-compat-libs
+
# check "broken" platforms limited toolchains for link breakage before we release
.PHONY: linkcheck
linkcheck: