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diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 0c3eabcf3b3..529a3b254c2 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -859,9 +859,11 @@ TAGS tags: lib lib-src src
check:
@if test ! -d test/automated; then \
- echo "You do not seem to have the test/ directory."; exit 1; \
- else true; fi
- cd test/automated && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) check
+ echo "You do not seem to have the test/ directory."; \
+ echo "Maybe you are using a release tarfile, rather than a repository checkout."; \
+ else \
+ cd test/automated && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) check; \
+ fi
dist:
cd ${srcdir}; ./make-dist