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+#!/bin/sh
+
+version="3.0"
+
+srcdir=.
+tempdir=rockbox-temp
+outfile=rockbox-$version.7z
+
+# remove previous leftovers
+rm -rf $tempdir
+
+cd $srcdir
+
+# create the dir name based on revision number
+rbdir=$tempdir/rockbox-$version
+
+# create new temp dir
+mkdir -p $rbdir
+
+# copy everything to the temp dir
+svn ls -R | xargs -Imoo cp --parents moo $rbdir 2>/dev/null
+
+cd $tempdir
+
+rm -f $outfile
+
+# 7zip the entire directory
+7zr a $outfile rockbox*
+
+# world readable please
+chmod a+r $outfile
+
+# remove temporary files
+rm -rf $tempdir