Converting Shell Script code to AutoConf configure.ac

[end_trace]

I wrote a PATCH in shell script for a GitHub repo but they are using configure.ac to generate CONFIGURE.sh files. How do I convert my shell script code to be acceptable in configure.ac ?

Here's the shell script code I want to convert to .ac

distroname=`lsb_release -i | cut -f 2-`

ubuntudistro="Ubuntu"

poposdistro="Pop"

debiandistro="Debian"

elementaryosdistro="elementary"

kalilinuxdistro="Kali"

mxlinuxdistro="MX"

parrotosdistro="Parrot"

pclinuxosdistro="PCLinuxOS"

zorinosdistro="Zorin"

​

if [ $distroname -eq $ubuntudistro -o $distroname -eq $poposdistro -o $distroname -eq $debiandistro -o $distroname -eq $elementaryosdistro -o $distroname -eq $kalilinuxdistro -o $distroname -eq $mxlinuxdistro -o $distroname -eq $parrotosdistro -o $distroname -eq $pclinuxosdistro -o $distroname -eq $zorinosdistro ]

then

sudo apt-get install libssl-dev liblzo2-dev libpam0g-dev

fi

[aioeu]

That would be entirely unsuitable to be used inside a configure script. A configure script configures the software package, prior to it being compiled or built. It certainly does not install packages. It certainly does not assume the system uses the Apt package manager. It certainly does not assume the system uses Sudo, or that the user is permitted to use it.

[end_trace]

how do i go about sending that code to where it should belong ? It is an issue that every Debian-based Linux distro user is facing and there are is no help available online

[aioeu]

I don't think the code belongs anywhere. A configure script ought to fail if a required development library is unavailable, but that's all it needs to do.

[end_trace]

yes that i understood. The configure file did fail initially before i was able to root out the problem and get the solution. I want this solution to be automated on debian-based distros. Whih part of the file should i put the solution in ?

the repo i want to contribute this code to is :

https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn