rebase: error out for NO_PYTHON if they use recursive merge

recursive merge relies on Python, and we can't perform
rename-aware merges without the recursive merge.  So bail out
before trying it.

The test won't work w/o recursive merge, either, so skip that,
too.
Signed-off-by: NEric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Signed-off-by: NJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>

git-rebase.sh

@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@ then
 	exit $?
 fi
 
+if test "@@NO_PYTHON@@" && test "$strategy" = "recursive"
+then
+	die 'The recursive merge strategy currently relies on Python,
+which this installation of git was not configured with.  Please consider
+a different merge strategy (e.g. octopus, resolve, stupid, ours)
+or install Python and git with Python support.'
+
+fi
+
 # start doing a rebase with git-merge
 # this is rename-aware if the recursive (default) strategy is used
 

t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ test_description='git rebase --merge test'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
+if test "$no_python"; then
+	echo "Skipping: no python => no recursive merge"
+	test_done
+	exit 0
+fi
+
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 jumps over the lazy dog."
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