diff -r dc758dcd4645 -r e43d30273f74 test/make/configure.vm
--- a/test/make/configure.vm	Mon Sep 18 23:20:29 2023 +0200
+++ b/test/make/configure.vm	Tue Sep 19 19:29:19 2023 +0200
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@
 # DEPENDENCIES
 #
 
+# check languages
+lang_c=
+lang_cpp=
+#foreach( $lang in $languages )
+if detect_${lang}_compiler ; then
+    lang_${lang}=1
+fi
+#end
+
 # create buffer for make variables required by dependencies
 echo > "$TEMP_DIR/make.mk"
 
@@ -264,9 +273,7 @@
         fi
         #end
         #foreach( $lang in $sub.lang )
-        if detect_${lang}_compiler ; then
-            :
-        else
+        if [ -z "$lang_${lang}" ] ; then
             break
         fi
         #end
@@ -317,6 +324,9 @@
 }
 #end
 
+
+
+
 # start collecting dependency information
 echo > "$TEMP_DIR/flags.mk"
 
@@ -343,9 +353,7 @@
     while true
     do
         #foreach( $lang in $dependency.lang )
-        if detect_${lang}_compiler ; then
-            :
-        else
+        if [ -z "$lang_${lang}" ] ; then
             ERROR=1
             break
         fi