diff --git a/releng/createreldir.sh b/releng/createreldir.sh
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+++ b/releng/createreldir.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this script creates a new opensim-major.minor directory and copies all the relevant files into it
+# not designed for direct invocation from the command line
+
+mkdir opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR
+
+cp -R dist/* opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR
+cp -R build/bin/* opensim-$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR/bin
diff --git a/releng/dobuild.sh b/releng/dobuild.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this script does a guaranteed clean build from SVN using a URL specified on the command line
+
+rm -rf build/
+mkdir build
+
+printf "Getting fresh source tree from SVN..."
+svn checkout $1 build
+
+printf "Updating templates..."
+./parsetmpl.sh templates/VersionInfo.cs.tmpl >build/OpenSim.RegionServer/VersionInfo.cs
+
+printf "Running prebuild..."
+cd build
+mono bin/Prebuild.exe /target nant
+
+printf "Doing the build..."
+nant
+
diff --git a/releng/parsetmpl.sh b/releng/parsetmpl.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this script parses a template to replace @@ tokens
+
+cat $1 | sed s/@@VERSION/$OPENSIMMAJOR.$OPENSIMMINOR/g | sed s/@@BUILD/`date +%s`/g | sed s/@@SVNREV/`svnversion`/g
diff --git a/releng/templates/VersionInfo.cs.tmpl b/releng/templates/VersionInfo.cs.tmpl
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+/*
+Copyright (c) OpenSim project, http://osgrid.org/
+*
+* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+*     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+*       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+*     * 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.
+*     * Neither the name of the <organization> nor the
+*       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+*       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+*
+* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY <copyright holder> ``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 <copyright holder> 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.
+*/
+
+using System;
+
+namespace OpenSim
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class VersionInfo
+    {
+        public static string Version = "@@VERSION, Build @@BUILD, Revision @@SVNREV";
+    }
+}