except for variants, install al at once (it's faster); sudo or not is the problem of the caller; also cleanup debian/control if created (importan, otherwise with sudo, it belongs to root)

ax_check_qt.m4

@@ -103,7 +103,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_QT], [
     HAVE_$1=1
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_$1])
     QTDIR=$(${PKG_CONFIG} --variable=prefix Qt5Core)
+    qt_host_bins=$(${PKG_CONFIG} --variable=host_bins Qt5Core)
+    if test -d "${qt_host_bins}"; then
+      QT_PLUGIN_PATH=${qt_host_bins}/../plugins
+    else
       QT_PLUGIN_PATH=${QTDIR}/share/qt5/plugins
+    fi
     MOC_FLAGS+=" -DHAVE_$1=1 ${[$1]5_CFLAGS}"
     [$1]_CPPFLAGS="${[$1]5_CFLAGS}"
     [$1]_CXXFLAGS="${[$1]5_CFLAGS}"
@@ -145,7 +150,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_QT], [
       HAVE_$1=1
       AC_DEFINE([HAVE_$1])
       QTDIR=$(${PKG_CONFIG} --variable=prefix QtCore)
+      qt_host_bins=$(${PKG_CONFIG} --variable=host_bins QtCore)
+      if test -d "${qt_host_bins}"; then
+        QT_PLUGIN_PATH=${qt_host_bins}/../plugins
+      else
         QT_PLUGIN_PATH=${QTDIR}/share/qt/plugins
+      fi
       MOC_FLAGS+=" -DHAVE_$1=1 ${$1_CFLAGS}"
       [$1]_CPPFLAGS="${[$1]_CFLAGS}"
       [$1]_CXXFLAGS="${[$1]_CFLAGS}"
@@ -188,6 +198,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_QT], [
   if test -n "${MINGW}"; then
     AX_CHECK_VALID_CXX_FLAG([-Wl,-subsystem,windows], [windows console flag])
   fi
+  test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix=$ac_default_prefix
+  if test "${QT_PLUGIN_PATH}" = "${QT_PLUGIN_PATH#${prefix}}"; then
+    QT_PLUGIN_PATH=${prefix}${QT_PLUGIN_PATH#/usr}
+  fi
+  AC_ARG_WITH([qt-plugin-path],
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-qt-plugin-path=PATH],
+                              [define a different qt plugin path, current @<:@default=check@:>@])],
+              [QT_PLUGIN_PATH=$with_qt_plugin_path],
+              [])
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([Qt Plugins are installed to ${QT_PLUGIN_PATH}])
   AC_SUBST(QTDIR)
   AC_SUBST(QT_PLUGIN_PATH)
   AC_SUBST(CPPFLAGS)
@@ -214,10 +234,10 @@ qrc_%.cxx: %.qrc
 %.qm: %.ts
 	${LRELEASE} $< -qm [$][@]
 
-#%.ts: ${LANGUAGE_FILES:%=%}
+%.ts: ${LANGUAGE_FILES:%=%}
-#	${LUPDATE} -no-obsolete \
+	${LUPDATE} -no-obsolete \
-#	           -target-language ${@:${LANGUAGE_FILE_BASE}_%.ts=%} \
+	           -target-language ${@:${LANGUAGE_FILE_BASE}_%.ts=%} \
-#	           -ts [$][@] $<
+	           -ts [$][@] $<
 
 '])
 

bootstrap.sh

@@ -240,15 +240,29 @@ done
 
 
 HEADER='## @id '"\$Id\$"'
-#
+##
-# This file has been added by '${MY_NAME}' on '$(LANG= date +"%a, %d %B %Y %H:%M:%S %z")'
+## This file has been added:
-# Feel free to change it or even remove and rebuild it, up to your needs
+##  - by '${MY_NAME}'
-#
+##  -  on '$(LANG= date +"%a, %d %B %Y %H:%M:%S %z")'
+## Feel free to change it or even remove and rebuild it, up to your needs
+##
 ##       1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8
 ## 45678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
 
 '
 
+CHEADER='/** @id '"\$Id\$"'
+
+   This file has been added:
+     - by '${MY_NAME}'
+     - on '$(LANG= date +"%a, %d %B %Y %H:%M:%S %z")'
+
+*/
+//       1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8
+// 45678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
+
+'
+
 notice() {
     echo -e "\e[1;33m$*\e[0m"
 }
@@ -436,12 +450,19 @@ AX_INIT_STANDARD_PROJECT
 # create output
 AC_OUTPUT
 EOF
+
 PACKAGE_NAME=$(sed -n 's/.*m4_define *( *x_package_name *, *\([^ ]*\) *).*/\1/p' configure.ac)
+SAVEIFS="$IFS"
+IFS="-" PackageName=( $PACKAGE_NAME )
+IFS="$SAVEIFS"
+PackageName=${PackageName[*]^}
+PackageName=${PackageName// /}
+
 if ! testtag "AX_CHECK_QT" configure.ac && \
    ! testtag "AX_REQUIRE_QT" configure.ac; then
     echo "${HEADER}MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = makefile.in" | \
         to --condition AX_USE_CXX src/makefile.am
-else
+elif ! test -e src/makefile.am; then
     to --condition AX_USE_CXX src/makefile.am <<EOF
 ${HEADER}bin_PROGRAMS = ${PACKAGE_NAME}
 
@@ -475,7 +496,7 @@ ${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_UIFILES = ui_${PACKAGE_NAME}.hxx
 
 ## list all %.qrc resource files as qrc_%.cxx
 ## note: if there exists a directory %, the file %.qrc is generated from that
-${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_RESOURCES = qrc_languages.cxx qrc_resources.cxx
+${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_RESOURCES =  qrc_languages.cxx # qrc_resources.cxx
 
 ## list all final translation files, list all supported languages here
 ${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_TRANSLATIONS = \${LANGUAGE_FILE_BASE}_en.qm	\\
@@ -487,7 +508,7 @@ ${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_TRANSLATIONS = \${LANGUAGE_FILE_BASE}_en.qm	\\
 ${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_TR_FILES = main.cxx version.cxx
 
 ## automatic assembly, no need to change
-${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_SOURCES = ${swisssign_pin_entry_TR_FILES} ${BUILT_SOURCES}
+${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_SOURCES = \${${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_TR_FILES} \${BUILT_SOURCES}
 
 ## automatic assembly, no need to change
 BUILT_SOURCES = \${${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_MOCFILES} \
@@ -510,6 +531,89 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \${EXTRA_DIST_TR} \
 LANGUAGE_FILES = \${EXTRA_DIST_TR} \${${PACKAGE_NAME//-/_}_TR_FILES}
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = makefile.in
+EOF
+    to --condition AX_USE_CXX src/main.cxx <<EOF
+${CHEADER}#include <${PACKAGE_NAME}.hxx>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QCommandLineParser>
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) try {
+  QApplication a(argc, argv);
+  QCommandLineParser parser;
+  parser.addHelpOption();
+  parser.process(a);
+  QStringList scripts(parser.positionalArguments());
+  ${PackageName} w;
+  w.show();
+  return a.exec();
+ } catch (std::exception &x) {
+  std::cerr<<"**** error: "<<x.what()<<std::endl;
+  return 1;
+ }
+EOF
+    to --condition AX_USE_CXX src/${PACKAGE_NAME}.hxx <<EOF
+${CHEADER}#ifndef ${PackageName^^}_HXX
+#define ${PackageName^^}_HXX
+
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <ui_${PACKAGE_NAME}.hxx>
+
+/// Main Window
+/** Main window for ${PACKAGE_NAME} */
+class ${PackageName}: public QMainWindow, protected Ui::${PackageName} {
+    Q_OBJECT;
+  public:
+    explicit ${PackageName}(QWidget *parent = 0): QMainWindow(parent) {
+      setupUi(this);
+    }
+    virtual ~${PackageName}() {}
+};
+
+#endif
+EOF
+    to --condition AX_USE_CXX src/${PACKAGE_NAME}.ui <<EOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>${PackageName}</class>
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="${PackageName}">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>800</width>
+    <height>600</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>${PackageName}</string>
+  </property>
+  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget"/>
+  <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
+   <property name="geometry">
+    <rect>
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>0</y>
+     <width>800</width>
+     <height>22</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
+EOF
+    to --condition AX_USE_CXX src/languages.qrc <<EOF
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/language">
+        <file>${PACKAGE_NAME}_de.qm</file>
+        <file>${PACKAGE_NAME}_fr.qm</file>
+        <file>${PACKAGE_NAME}_it.qm</file>
+        <file>${PACKAGE_NAME}_en.qm</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
 EOF
 fi
 to --condition AX_USE_CXX src/version.hxx <<EOF

resolve-debbuilddeps.sh

@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 
 SCHROOTNAME="$1"
 
+if test -e debian/control.in -a ! -e debian/control; then
     sed 's,@[^@]*@, dummytext,g' debian/control.in > debian/control
+    trap "rm  debian/control" INT TERM EXIT
+fi
 
 if test -n "${SCHROOTNAME}"; then
   DEPS=$(schroot -c "${SCHROOTNAME}" -- dpkg-checkbuilddeps 2>&1 || true)
@@ -21,16 +24,21 @@ else
 fi
 DEPS=$(echo "$DEPS" | sed -n '/Unmet build dependencies/ { s,.*Unmet build dependencies: ,,g; s, ([^)]*),,g; s, *| *,|,g; p}')
 
+TO_INSTALL=
 for pa in ${DEPS}; do
+    if test ${pa//|/} = ${pa}; then
+        TO_INSTALL+=" ${pa}"
+        continue;
+    fi
     success=0
-    for p in $(echo "${pa}" | sed 's,|, ,g'); do
+    for p in ${pa//|/ }; do
         if test -n "${SCHROOTNAME}"; then
             if schroot -c "${SCHROOTNAME}" -u root -d / -- apt-get -y install ${p}; then
                 success=1
                 break;
             fi
         else
-            if sudo apt-get -y install ${p}; then
+            if apt-get -y install ${p}; then
                 success=1
                 break;
             fi
@@ -38,7 +46,23 @@ for pa in ${DEPS}; do
     done
     if test ${success} -eq 0; then
         echo "**** Error: Installation Failed: ${pa}"
+        exit 1
     fi
 done
 
+success=0
+if test -n "${SCHROOTNAME}"; then
+    if schroot -c "${SCHROOTNAME}" -u root -d / -- apt-get -y install ${TO_INSTALL}; then
+        success=1
+    fi
+else
+    if apt-get -y install ${TO_INSTALL}; then
+        success=1
+    fi
+fi
+if test ${success} -eq 0; then
+    echo "**** Error: Installation Failed: ${pa}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "**** Success: All Dependencies Resolved"