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+#
+# Copyright 2010 Vincent Driessen. All rights reserved.
+# 
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+# 
+#    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+#       this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 
+#    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY VINCENT DRIESSEN ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+# EVENT SHALL VINCENT DRIESSEN OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
+# INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
+# OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+# NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
+# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+# 
+# The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are
+# those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official
+# policies, either expressed or implied, of Vincent Driessen.
+#
+
+# Determine if we're inside a debian build .. 
+ifdef DEB_BUILD_ARCH
+   prefix=$(DESTDIR)/usr/
+else
+   prefix=/usr/local
+endif
+
+# files that need mode 755
+EXEC_FILES=git-now
+
+# files that need mode 644
+SCRIPT_FILES =git-now-rebase
+SCRIPT_FILES+=git-now-update
+SCRIPT_FILES+=gitnow-common
+SCRIPT_FILES+=gitnow-shFlags
+
+all:
+	@echo "usage: make install"
+	@echo "       make uninstall"
+
+install:
+	install -d -m 0755 $(prefix)/bin
+	install -m 0755 $(EXEC_FILES) $(prefix)/bin
+	install -m 0644 $(SCRIPT_FILES) $(prefix)/bin
+
+uninstall:
+	test -d $(prefix)/bin && \
+	cd $(prefix)/bin && \
+	rm -f $(EXEC_FILES) $(SCRIPT_FILES)