+
+# construct the sh.config
+cat > sh.config <<EOF
+# This sh.config was automatically generated by the ./configure
+# script of notmuch.
+
+NOTMUCH_SRCDIR='${NOTMUCH_SRCDIR}'
+
+# Whether the Xapian version in use supports compaction
+NOTMUCH_HAVE_XAPIAN_COMPACT=${have_xapian_compact}
+
+# Whether the Xapian version in use supports field processors
+NOTMUCH_HAVE_XAPIAN_FIELD_PROCESSOR=${have_xapian_field_processor}
+
+# Whether the Xapian version in use supports lock retry
+NOTMUCH_HAVE_XAPIAN_DB_RETRY_LOCK=${have_xapian_db_retry_lock}
+
+# Whether the GMime version can handle extraction and reuse of session keys
+NOTMUCH_HAVE_GMIME_SESSION_KEYS=${have_gmime_session_keys}
+
+# Which backend will Xapian use by default?
+NOTMUCH_DEFAULT_XAPIAN_BACKEND=${default_xapian_backend}
+
+# do we have man pages?
+NOTMUCH_HAVE_MAN=$((have_sphinx))
+
+# Whether bash exists, and if so where
+NOTMUCH_HAVE_BASH=${have_bash}
+NOTMUCH_BASH_ABSOLUTE=${bash_absolute}
+
+# Whether perl exists, and if so where
+NOTMUCH_HAVE_PERL=${have_perl}
+NOTMUCH_PERL_ABSOLUTE=${perl_absolute}
+
+# Name of python interpreter
+NOTMUCH_PYTHON=${python}
+
+# Name of ruby interpreter
+NOTMUCH_RUBY=${RUBY}
+
+# Are the ruby development files (and ruby) available? If not skip
+# building/testing ruby bindings.
+NOTMUCH_HAVE_RUBY_DEV=${have_ruby_dev}
+
+# Major version of gmime
+NOTMUCH_GMIME_MAJOR=${gmime_major}
+
+# Platform we are run on
+PLATFORM=${platform}
+EOF
+
+# Finally, after everything configured, inform the user how to continue.
+cat <<EOF
+
+All required packages were found. You may now run the following
+commands to compile and install notmuch:
+
+ make
+ sudo make install
+
+EOF