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+#!/bin/bash
+# Use this script to build MegaGlest Data Archive for a Version Release
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Written by Mark Vejvoda <mark_vejvoda@hotmail.com>
+# Copyright (c) 2011 Mark Vejvoda under GNU GPL v3.0+
+
+VERSION=`./mg-version.sh --version`
+RELEASENAME=megaglest-standalone-data
+#PACKAGE="$RELEASENAME-$VERSION.7z"
+PACKAGE="$RELEASENAME-$VERSION.tar.xz"
+CURRENTDIR="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
+#RELEASEDIR="$CURRENTDIR/release/$RELEASENAME-$VERSION/megaglest-$VERSION"
+RELEASEDIR="$CURRENTDIR/release/$RELEASENAME-$VERSION"
+PROJDIR="$CURRENTDIR/../../"
+
+echo "Creating data package in $RELEASEDIR"
+
+[[ -d "$RELEASEDIR" ]] && rm -rf "$RELEASEDIR"
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR"
+
+# copy data
+echo "copying data ..."
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../mk/linux/megaglest.bmp" "$RELEASEDIR/megaglest.bmp"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../mk/linux/megaglest.desktop" "$RELEASEDIR/megaglest.desktop"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../mk/linux/megaglest.png" "$RELEASEDIR/megaglest.png"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../mk/linux/megaglest.xpm" "$RELEASEDIR/megaglest.xpm"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../mk/linux/glest.ico" "$RELEASEDIR/glest.ico"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../mk/linux/configuration.xml" "$RELEASEDIR/configuration.xml"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/megaglest.ico" "$RELEASEDIR/megaglest.ico"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/g3dviewer.ico" "$RELEASEDIR/g3dviewer.ico"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/editor.ico" "$RELEASEDIR/editor.ico"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/servers.ini" "$RELEASEDIR/servers.ini"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/glest.ini" "$RELEASEDIR/glest_windows.ini"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../mk/linux/glest.ini" "$RELEASEDIR/glest_linux.ini"
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/glestkeys.ini" "$RELEASEDIR/glestkeys.ini"
+
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR/data/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/data" "$RELEASEDIR/data/"
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR/docs/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/docs" "$RELEASEDIR/docs/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../docs/CHANGELOG.txt" "$RELEASEDIR/docs/CHANGELOG.txt"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../docs/README.txt" "$RELEASEDIR/docs/README.txt"
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR/maps/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/maps" "$RELEASEDIR/maps/"
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR/scenarios/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/scenarios" "$RELEASEDIR/scenarios/"
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR/techs/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/techs" "$RELEASEDIR/techs/"
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR/tilesets/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/tilesets" "$RELEASEDIR/tilesets/"
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR/tutorials/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/tutorials" "$RELEASEDIR/tutorials/"
+
+# special export for flag images
+mkdir -p "$RELEASEDIR/data/core/misc_textures/flags/"
+svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../source/masterserver/flags" "$RELEASEDIR/data/core/misc_textures/flags/"
+
+#svn export --force "$CURRENTDIR/../../data/glest_game/CMakeLists.txt" "$RELEASEDIR/CMakeLists.txt"
+
+# START
+# remove embedded data
+#rm -rf "$RELEASEDIR/data/core/fonts"
+# END
+
+echo "creating data archive: $PACKAGE"
+[[ -f "$release/$PACKAGE" ]] && rm "release/$PACKAGE"
+#tar cJf "release/$PACKAGE" -C "$CURRENTDIR/release/" "$RELEASENAME-$VERSION"
+#tar -cf - -C "$CURRENTDIR/release/$RELEASENAME-$VERSION/" "megaglest-$VERSION" | xz -9e > release/$PACKAGE
+cd $CURRENTDIR/release/$RELEASENAME-$VERSION
+tar -cf - * | xz -9e > ../$PACKAGE
+cd $CURRENTDIR
+# 7z a -mmt -mx=9 -ms=on -mhc=on "release/$PACKAGE" "$CURRENTDIR/release/$RELEASENAME-$VERSION"
+
+ls -la release/$PACKAGE