diff --git a/gdal.mk b/gdal.mk
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+GDAL_AVAILABLE := $(shell which gdalinfo)
+
+make_gdal:
+ifeq ($(GDAL_AVAILABLE),)
+	@echo "${RED}--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------${NC}"
+	@echo "---> ${RED}GDAL not found. Please use the command below to install it. ${NC}\n"
+ifeq ($(CCFLAGS),OSX)
+	@echo "\t${RED}brew install gdal --HEAD${NC}"
+endif
+ifeq ($(CCFLAGS),LINUX)
+	@echo "\t${RED}sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install gdal-bin && sudo apt-get -y install python-gdal${NC}"
+endif
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "${RED}--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------${NC}"
+	exit 1
+else
+	@echo "Found GDAL version: $(shell gdalinfo --version), Skipping"
+endif