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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+# Release build under Debian 10
+
+DATE="$(date +%F)"
+BRANCH="$(git branch --show-current)"
+VERSION="$(git rev-list HEAD --count)-$BRANCH"
+BUILD_ZIP="SLUB_SIP_Builder.version-${VERSION}.zip"
+BUILD_DIR="SLUB_SIP_Builder"
+
+rm -rf ${BUILD_ZIP}
+rsync -av --exclude='.git'             --exclude='.idea' -    --exclude='_Deparsed_XSubs.pm' \
+          --exclude='build_release.sh' --exclude='.gitignore' --exclude='tmp' ./ ${BUILD_DIR}
+sed -i "/^#.*FILE:.*/a \
+#\n\
+#      VERSION: ${VERSION}\n\
+# RELEASE DATE: ${DATE}" ${BUILD_DIR}/bin/slubsipbuilderbagit.pl
+cd ${BUILD_DIR}; zip -r ../${BUILD_ZIP} .; cd ..
+rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}
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