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diff --git a/configure b/configure
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eu
+
+node_version=$(node --version)
+if [ ! "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo 'Error: node executable not found.'
+  echo 'If you are using ubuntu or debian, try installing the'
+  echo 'node-legacy package or symlink node to nodejs.'
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "Using node ${node_version}"
+
+if ! node -p 'process.exit(!/v([0-9]+)/.exec(process.version)[1] >= 4)'; then
+  echo 'Your node version is too old, use something >v4.x.x'
+fi
+
+if ! npm --version >/dev/null; then
+  echo 'Node Package Manager (npm) missing'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! find --version >/dev/null; then
+  echo 'Error: find missing'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! xargs --version >/dev/null; then
+  echo 'Error: xargs missing'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! msgmerge --version >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Warning: msgmerge missing, i18n won't work"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+