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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Usage: ./build options
+# where options are passed to stepmania's configure script
+
+url=http://stepmania.sf.net
+ffmpeg=ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1
+patchfile=ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1-sm.patch
+if test ! -d $ffmpeg; then
+	if test ! -f $ffmpeg.tar.gz; then
+		echo -n 'Downloading ffmpeg...'
+		if which wget &>/dev/null; then
+			dl=wget
+		elif which curl &>/dev/null; then
+			dl="curl -O -O"
+		else
+			echo 'failed.'
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		$dl $url/$ffmpeg.tar.gz $url/$patchfile &>/dev/null  \
+			|| { echo 'failed.'; exit; }
+		echo 'okay.'
+	fi
+	echo -n 'Decompressing ffmpeg...'
+	tar zxf $ffmpeg.tar.gz &>/dev/null || { echo 'failed.'; exit 1; }
+	echo 'okay.'
+	echo -n 'Patching ffmpeg...'
+	patch -p0 < $patchfile &>/dev/null || { echo 'failed.'; exit 1; }
+	echo 'okay.'
+fi
+if test ! -f $ffmpeg/_inst/lib/libavcodec.a; then
+	cd $ffmpeg
+	echo -n 'Configuring ffmpeg...'
+	./configure --prefix="`pwd`/_inst" &>/dev/null \
+		|| { echo 'failed.'; exit 1; }
+	echo 'okay.'
+	echo -n 'Building ffmpeg...'
+	# Hack around broken configure script
+	mkdir -p _inst/lib
+	make installlib &>/dev/null || { echo 'failed.'; exit 1; }
+	echo 'okay.'
+	cd ..
+fi
+if test ! -f _build/src/stepmania; then
+	echo -n 'Configuring StepMania...'
+	mkdir -p _build
+	cd _build
+	../configure --with-static-ffmpeg-prefix=../$ffmpeg/_inst \
+		$@ &>/dev/null || { echo 'failed.'; exit 1; }
+	echo 'okay.'
+	echo -n 'Building StepMania...'
+	make &>/dev/null || { echo 'failed.'; exit 1; }
+	echo 'okay.'
+	cd ..
+fi
+if test ! -f stepmania -o ! -f GtkModule.so; then
+	echo -n 'Copying StepMania binaries...'
+	cp _build/src/stepmania _build/src/GtkModule.so . &>/dev/null \
+		|| { echo 'failed.'; exit 1; }
+	echo 'okay.'
+fi