Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-pstamp-20260421/dbconfig/Makefile
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-pstamp-20260421/dbconfig/Makefile	(revision 42998)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-pstamp-20260421/dbconfig/Makefile	(revision 42999)
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 all: ippdb.mdc
 
-ippdb.mdc : ipp.m4 *.md
+ippdb.mdc : glueforge ipp.m4 *.md
 	m4 ipp.m4 > ippdb.mdc
+
+glueforge:
+	@if test -z "$(GLUEFORGE)"; then \
+	  echo "Error: glueforge is not installed, please install first"; \
+	  exit 1; \
+	fi
 
 ## please leave the output target as ippdb.src and