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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# This script configures, builds and packs the binary package for
+# the Cygwin net distribution version of OpenSSL
+#
+
+# Uncomment when debugging
+#set -x
+
+CONFIG_OPTIONS="--prefix=/usr shared no-idea no-rc5 no-mdc2"
+INSTALL_PREFIX=/tmp/install
+
+VERSION=
+SUBVERSION=$1
+
+function cleanup()
+{
+  rm -rf ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc
+  rm -rf ${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr
+}
+
+function get_openssl_version()
+{
+  eval `grep '^VERSION=' Makefile.ssl`
+  if [ -z "${VERSION}" ]
+  then
+    echo "Error: Couldn't retrieve OpenSSL version from Makefile.ssl."
+    echo "       Check value of variable VERSION in Makefile.ssl."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+function base_install()
+{
+  mkdir -p ${INSTALL_PREFIX}
+  cleanup
+  make install INSTALL_PREFIX="${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+}
+
+function doc_install()
+{
+  DOC_DIR=${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/doc/openssl
+
+  mkdir -p ${DOC_DIR}
+  cp CHANGES CHANGES.SSLeay INSTALL LICENSE NEWS README ${DOC_DIR}
+
+  create_cygwin_readme
+}
+
+function create_cygwin_readme()
+{
+  README_DIR=${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/doc/Cygwin
+  README_FILE=${README_DIR}/openssl-${VERSION}.README
+
+  mkdir -p ${README_DIR}
+  cat > ${README_FILE} <<- EOF
+	The Cygwin version has been built using the following configure:
+
+	  ./config ${CONFIG_OPTIONS}
+
+	The IDEA, RC5 and MDC2 algorithms are disabled due to patent and/or
+	licensing issues.
+	EOF
+}
+
+function create_profile_files()
+{
+  PROFILE_DIR=${INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc/profile.d
+
+  mkdir -p $PROFILE_DIR
+  cat > ${PROFILE_DIR}/openssl.sh <<- "EOF"
+	export MANPATH="${MANPATH}:/usr/ssl/man"
+	EOF
+  cat > ${PROFILE_DIR}/openssl.csh <<- "EOF"
+	if ( $?MANPATH ) then
+	  setenv MANPATH "${MANPATH}:/usr/ssl/man"
+	else
+	  setenv MANPATH ":/usr/ssl/man"
+	endif
+	EOF
+}
+
+if [ -z "${SUBVERSION}" ]
+then
+  echo "Usage: $0 subversion"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f config ]
+then
+  echo "You must start this script in the OpenSSL toplevel source dir."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+./config ${CONFIG_OPTIONS}
+
+get_openssl_version
+
+make || exit 1
+
+base_install
+
+doc_install
+
+create_cygwin_readme
+
+create_profile_files
+
+cd ${INSTALL_PREFIX}
+strip usr/bin/*.exe usr/bin/*.dll
+
+# Runtime package
+find etc usr/bin usr/doc usr/ssl/certs usr/ssl/man/man[157] usr/ssl/misc \
+     usr/ssl/openssl.cnf usr/ssl/private -empty -o \! -type d |
+tar cjfT openssl-${VERSION}-${SUBVERSION}.tar.bz2 -
+# Development package
+find usr/include usr/lib usr/ssl/man/man3 -empty -o \! -type d |
+tar cjfT openssl-devel-${VERSION}-${SUBVERSION}.tar.bz2 -
+
+ls -l openssl-${VERSION}-${SUBVERSION}.tar.bz2
+ls -l openssl-devel-${VERSION}-${SUBVERSION}.tar.bz2
+
+cleanup
+
+exit 0