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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+if [ "$GDC" = "" ]; then
+        GDC=gdc
+fi
+
+# link against libcurl
+LIBS=`pkg-config --libs libcurl 2>/dev/null || echo "-lcurl"`
+
+# adjust linker flags for gdc command line
+LIBS=`echo "$LIBS" | sed 's/^-L/-L-L/; s/ -L/ -L-L/g; s/^-l/-L-l/; s/ -l/ -L-l/g'`
+
+echo Generating version file...
+GITVER=$(git describe) || GITVER=unknown
+echo "module dub.version_;" > source/dub/version_.d
+echo "enum dubVersion = \"$GITVER\";" >> source/dub/version_.d
+
+echo Running $GDC...
+$GDC -obin/dub -lcurl -w -fversion=DubUseCurl -Isource $* $LIBS @build-files.txt
+echo DUB has been built as bin/dub.
+echo
+echo You may want to run
+echo sudo ln -s $(pwd)/bin/dub /usr/local/bin
+echo now.