more explicit error message

[simgrid.git] / buildtools / Cmake / CompleteInFiles.cmake

diff --git a/buildtools/Cmake/CompleteInFiles.cmake b/buildtools/Cmake/CompleteInFiles.cmake
index 416d1da..639baa0 100644 (file)
--- a/buildtools/Cmake/CompleteInFiles.cmake
+++ b/buildtools/Cmake/CompleteInFiles.cmake
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ if(PATH_PCRE_LIB)
                endif(NOT operation)
        set(HAVE_PCRE_LIB 1)
 else(PATH_PCRE_LIB)
-               message(FATAL_ERROR "Must have libpcre")
+               message(FATAL_ERROR "You must have libpcre installed (please install the libpcre3-dev package or equivalent)")
 endif(PATH_PCRE_LIB)
 
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