It's too easy to run into compile errors from a Git clone, and it would be nice to provide help to users that prevents that situation and explains what to do instead.
Change Type
[ ] Bugfix
[ ] Feature
[x] Improvement
Reason
This will stop QMake from creating a Makefile and will hence stop users from running into compile errors from missing Git submodules, i.e. issue #268.
Related Issue
268
Tests
Delete all Git submodules, run QMake, compare expected output, check fro non-zero return code and lack of Makefile, then bring back Git submodules, and run QMake again, no error and Makefile present
Description
It's too easy to run into compile errors from a Git clone, and it would be nice to provide help to users that prevents that situation and explains what to do instead.
Change Type
Reason
This will stop QMake from creating a Makefile and will hence stop users from running into compile errors from missing Git submodules, i.e. issue #268.
Related Issue
268
Tests
Delete all Git submodules, run QMake, compare expected output, check fro non-zero return code and lack of Makefile, then bring back Git submodules, and run QMake again, no error and Makefile present