--- MITgcm/tools/genmake2	2003/11/13 19:33:29	1.34
+++ MITgcm/tools/genmake2	2003/11/13 22:03:39	1.35
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/tools/genmake2,v 1.34 2003/11/13 19:33:29 edhill Exp $
+# $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/tools/genmake2,v 1.35 2003/11/13 22:03:39 edhill Exp $
 #
 # Makefile generator for MITgcm UV codes
 #   created  by cnh 03/98
@@ -704,8 +704,8 @@
     fi
 fi
 
-#  Check that FC, LINK, CPP, and S64 are defined.  If not, complain 
-#  and abort!
+#  Check that FC, LINK, CPP, S64, and LN are defined.  If not,
+#  complain and abort!
 if test "x$FC" = x ; then
     cat <<EOF 1>&2
 
@@ -741,7 +741,22 @@
 if test "x$MAKEDEPEND" = x ; then
     MAKEDEPEND=makedepend
 fi
+if test "x$LN" = x ; then
+    LN="ln -s"
+fi
+echo "test" > genmake_test_ln
+$LN genmake_test_ln genmake_tlink
+RETVAL=$?
+if test "x$RETVAL" != x0 ; then
+    cat <<EOF 1>&2
 
+Error: The command "ln -s" failed -- please specify a working soft-link
+  command in the optfile.
+
+EOF
+    exit 1
+fi
+rm -f genmake_test_ln genmake_tlink
 
 printf "\n===  Checking system libraries  ===\n"
 echo -n "  Do we have the system() command using $FC...  "