How to detect and show the ./configure user the type of os he is trying to use31.10.19

edit your configure.ac file and add:

# AC_CANONICAL_HOST is needed to access the 'host_os' variable                                                                                                                                                                         
AC_CANONICAL_HOST

build_linux=no
build_windows=no
build_mac=no

# Detect the target system                                                                                                                                                                                                             
case "${host_os}" in
    linux*)
        build_linux=yes
        ;;
    cygwin*|mingw*)
        build_windows=yes
        ;;
    darwin*)
        build_mac=yes
        ;;
    *)
        AC_MSG_ERROR(["OS $host_os is not supported"])
        ;;
esac

# Pass the conditionals to automake                                                                                                                                                                                                    
AM_CONDITIONAL([LINUX], [test "$build_linux" = "yes"])
AM_CONDITIONAL([WINDOWS], [test "$build_windows" = "yes"])
AM_CONDITIONAL([OSX], [test "$build_mac" = "yes"])
AC_MSG_NOTICE(["OS LINUX $build_linux"])
AC_MSG_NOTICE(["OS Windows $build_windows"])
AC_MSG_NOTICE(["OS Mac $build_mac"])

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38898591/how-to-check-the-os-with-automake

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How to detect and show the ./configure user the type of os he is trying to use31.10.19

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