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diff --git a/src/scripts/lookups-Makefile b/src/scripts/lookups-Makefile
index d2caf70c8..61493c632 100755
--- a/src/scripts/lookups-Makefile
+++ b/src/scripts/lookups-Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@ then
_XPG=1
export _XPG
+ # We need the _right_ tr, so must do that first; but if a shell which
+ # we're more confident is sane is available, let's try that. Mostly,
+ # the problem is that "local" is not actually in "the" standard, it's
+ # just in every not-insane shell. Though arguably, there are no shells
+ # with POSIX-ish syntax which qualify as "not insane".
+ for b in /bin/dash /bin/bash /usr/local/bin/bash
+ do
+ if [ -x "$b" ]
+ then
+ SHELL="$b"
+ break
+ fi
+ done
+ # if we get a report of a system with zsh but not bash, we can add that
+ # to the list, but be sure to enable sh_word_split in that case.
+
exec "$SHELL" "$0" "$@"
fi
@@ -41,6 +57,16 @@ tab=' '
LC_ALL=C
export LC_ALL
+if [ -f "$defs_source" ]
+then
+ :
+ # we are happy
+else
+ echo >&2 "$0: ERROR: MISSING FILE '${defs_source}'"
+ echo >&2 "$0: SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED FROM scripts/Configure-Makefile"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
# nb: do not permit leading whitespace for this, as CFLAGS_DYNAMIC is exported
# to the lookups subdir via a line with leading whitespace which otherwise
# matches