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+#!/bin/csh
+#Usage: build <version>
+#Build ELOG distribution
+
+set version = $argv[1]
+set dir = /tmp/elog-$version
+set archive = elog-$version.tar.gz
+
+# create temporary directory
+rm -Rf $dir
+mkdir $dir
+mkdir $dir/doc
+mkdir $dir/src
+mkdir $dir/man
+mkdir $dir/contrib
+mkdir $dir/themes
+mkdir $dir/themes/default
+mkdir $dir/themes/default/icons
+mkdir $dir/logbooks/
+mkdir $dir/logbooks/demo
+
+# checkout files
+echo Updating files...
+cvs update
+
+# copy files to archive
+cp src/*.c $dir/src
+cp Makefile $dir
+cp elogd.cfg $dir/elogd.cfg
+cp COPYING $dir
+cp README $dir
+cp elogd.init $dir
+
+cp eloghelp_??.html $dir
+cp eloglang.* $dir
+
+cp doc/* $dir/doc
+cp man/* $dir/man
+cp contrib/* $dir/contrib
+
+cp themes/default/* $dir/themes/default
+cp themes/default/icons/* $dir/themes/default/icons
+cp logbooks/demo/* $dir/logbooks/demo
+
+# create elog-x.xx.tar.gz file
+echo Creating archive...
+cd /tmp
+tar -cvzf $archive elog-$version/
+
+# remove temporary files
+rm -Rf $dir
+
+# transfer archive
+cd /home/midas/elog
+cp /tmp/$archive /home/midas/html/elog/download/tar/
+cp /tmp/$archive /home/midas/html/elog/download/tar/elog-latest.tar.gz
+cp /tmp/$archive /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
+cp -f doc/ChangeLog /home/midas/html/elog/download/ChangeLog
+rm /tmp/$archive
+
+# building RPMs
+rm -f /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/*
+rm -f /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/*
+rpmbuild -ba elog.spec
+cp /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/elog*rpm /home/midas/html/elog/download/RPMS/
+cp /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/elog*rpm /home/midas/html/elog/download/RPMS/elog-latest.i386.rpm
+cp /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/elog*rpm /home/midas/html/elog/download/SRPMS/
+cp /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/elog*rpm /home/midas/html/elog/download/SRPMS/elog-latest.src.rpm
+
+
+