diff -r df47e083139b -r 002497e6c27d test/configure
--- a/test/configure	Fri Jan 05 21:02:37 2024 +0100
+++ b/test/configure	Fri Jan 05 21:04:57 2024 +0100
@@ -254,25 +254,35 @@
     return 0
 }
 
+print_check_msg()
+{
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        shift
+        printf "$@"
+    fi
+}
+
 dependency_error_cpp()
 {
-    printf "checking for cpp... "
+    print_check_msg "$dep_checked_cpp" "checking for cpp... "
     # dependency cpp
     while true
     do
         if [ -z "$lang_cpp" ] ; then
             break
         fi
-        echo yes
+        print_check_msg "$dep_checked_cpp" "yes\n"
+        dep_checked_cpp=1
         return 1
     done
 
-    echo no
+    print_check_msg "$dep_checked_cpp" "no\n"
+    dep_checked_cpp=1
     return 0
 }
 dependency_error_libpq()
 {
-    printf "checking for libpq... "
+    print_check_msg "$dep_checked_libpq" "checking for libpq... "
     # dependency libpq
     while true
     do
@@ -285,16 +295,18 @@
         else
             break
         fi
-        echo yes
+        print_check_msg "$dep_checked_libpq" "yes\n"
+        dep_checked_libpq=1
         return 1
     done
 
-    echo no
+    print_check_msg "$dep_checked_libpq" "no\n"
+    dep_checked_libpq=1
     return 0
 }
 dependency_error_openssl()
 {
-    printf "checking for openssl... "
+    print_check_msg "$dep_checked_openssl" "checking for openssl... "
     # dependency openssl
     while true
     do
@@ -310,7 +322,8 @@
         else
             break
         fi
-        echo yes
+        print_check_msg "$dep_checked_openssl" "yes\n"
+        dep_checked_openssl=1
         return 1
     done
 
@@ -321,16 +334,18 @@
             break
         fi
         TEMP_LDFLAGS="$TEMP_LDFLAGS -lssl -lcrypto"
-        echo yes
+        print_check_msg "$dep_checked_openssl" "yes\n"
+        dep_checked_openssl=1
         return 1
     done
 
-    echo no
+    print_check_msg "$dep_checked_openssl" "no\n"
+    dep_checked_openssl=1
     return 0
 }
 dependency_error_libxml2()
 {
-    printf "checking for libxml2... "
+    print_check_msg "$dep_checked_libxml2" "checking for libxml2... "
     # dependency libxml2 platform="macos"
     while true
     do
@@ -347,7 +362,8 @@
         else
             break
         fi
-        echo yes
+        print_check_msg "$dep_checked_libxml2" "yes\n"
+        dep_checked_libxml2=1
         return 1
     done
 
@@ -363,17 +379,16 @@
         else
             break
         fi
-        echo yes
+        print_check_msg "$dep_checked_libxml2" "yes\n"
+        dep_checked_libxml2=1
         return 1
     done
 
-    echo no
+    print_check_msg "$dep_checked_libxml2" "no\n"
+    dep_checked_libxml2=1
     return 0
 }
 
-
-
-
 # start collecting dependency information
 echo > "$TEMP_DIR/flags.mk"
 
@@ -399,10 +414,10 @@
 
 # add general dependency flags to flags.mk
 echo "# general flags" >> "$TEMP_DIR/flags.mk"
-if [ -n "${TEMP_CFLAGS}" -a -n "$lang_c" ]; then
+if [ -n "${TEMP_CFLAGS}" ] && [ -n "$lang_c" ]; then
     echo "CFLAGS += $TEMP_CFLAGS" >> "$TEMP_DIR/flags.mk"
 fi
-if [ -n "${TEMP_CXXFLAGS}" -a -n "$lang_cpp" ]; then
+if [ -n "${TEMP_CXXFLAGS}" ] && [ -n "$lang_cpp" ]; then
     echo "CXXFLAGS += $TEMP_CXXFLAGS" >> "$TEMP_DIR/flags.mk"
 fi
 if [ -n "${TEMP_LDFLAGS}" ]; then
@@ -461,10 +476,10 @@
 fi
 
 
-if [ -n "${TEMP_CFLAGS}" -a -n "$lang_c" ]; then
+if [ -n "${TEMP_CFLAGS}" ] && [ -n "$lang_c" ]; then
     echo "CFLAGS  += $TEMP_CFLAGS" >> "$TEMP_DIR/flags.mk"
 fi
-if [ -n "${TEMP_CXXFLAGS}" -a -n "$lang_cpp" ]; then
+if [ -n "${TEMP_CXXFLAGS}" ] && [ -n "$lang_cpp" ]; then
     echo "CXXFLAGS  += $TEMP_CXXFLAGS" >> "$TEMP_DIR/flags.mk"
 fi
 if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "debug" ]; then