1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 4811ff5ae..e05972928 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@
 # ./build.sh lint       | builds the project with linting (src, data, po)
 # ./build.sh lintonly   | just linting (src, data, po)
 
+
+##########
+#Required apps check
+REQUIRED_APPS='g++ gcc xsel make autoconf automake autopoint gettext libxml2-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libpng-dev libsdl-gfx1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-net1.2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev gdb valgrind netcat-openbsd procps zlib*'
+    for APP in $REQUIRED_APPS; do
+        REQ_APP_CHECK=$(which "$APP")
+            if [[ "$REQ_APP_CHECK" == '' ]]; then
+                echo -e "$APP must be installed in order for build to run\nRequired Apps: $REQUIRED_APPS" >&2
+                    read -p "Do you want to try to build anyway? (Type \"yes\" to continue)" APP_ANS
+                        if [[ "$APP_ANS" == 'yes' ]]; then
+                            break
+                        else
+                            exit 0
+                        fi
+            fi
+    done
+
 dir=`pwd`
 
 if [[ ! -d "${dir}/src" ]]; then
@@ -34,4 +51,4 @@ if [[ $1 != lintonly ]]; then
     make
     mkdir run
     make install
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi