Adds user prompt to specify whether or not they want a Python 2.x sym…

…link created for them at /usr/local/bin/python2

autogen.sh

@@ -82,8 +82,29 @@ hash python2 2>&- || {
 			echo "$python2 binary found."
 			PYTHON2EXISTS=true
 			PYTHON2BIN=$(which $python2)
-			echo "Symlinking $PYTHON2BIN to /usr/local/bin/python2..."
-			ln -s $PYTHON2BIN /usr/local/bin/python2
+
+			#Terminal colors
+			RESTORE='\033[0m'
+			RED='\033[00;31m'
+			WHITE='\033[01;37m'
+			LYELLOW='\033[01;33m'
+
+			prompt=$(echo "${RED}Would you like to create a symlink from $PYTHON2BIN to /usr/local/bin/python2? ${WHITE}[${LYELLOW}Yes${RESTORE}|no${WHITE}]: ${RESTORE}")
+
+			read -e -p "$prompt" CREATESYMLINK
+			CREATESYMLINK=${CREATESYMLINK:-no}
+
+			if [[ "$CREATESYMLINK" == "Yes" ]]
+			then
+				echo "Symlinking $PYTHON2BIN to /usr/local/bin/python2"
+				ln -s $PYTHON2BIN /usr/local/bin/python2
+			else
+				echo "${RED}A python2 symlink to a Python 2.x binary (e.g. ${WHITE}$PYTHON2BIN${RED}) is required to continue."
+				echo "Please use a Python installation script of your choice that will create the required"
+				echo "symlink or manually create a symlink in a location accessible from your ${WHITE}\$PATH${RED} environment"
+				echo "variable and then rerun this script.${RESTORE}"
+				DIE=1
+			fi
 			break
 		fi
 	done