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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This is the one!
+
+export OPENSIMMAJOR=0
+export OPENSIMMINOR=1
+export BRANCH=DEVEL
+export SVNURL=svn://openmetaverse.org/opensim/trunk
+
+
+
+
+
+# shouldn't have to change anything below here
+
+./dobuild.sh $SVNURL
+./createreldir.sh
+
+tar cvf opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR-$BRANCH.tar opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR/*
+gzip opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR-$BRANCH.tar
+
+echo "Produced binary tarball ready for distribution."
+