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+#!/bin/bash -l
+set -ev  # exit on any error; echo commands 
+
+# this script requires two variables $GIT_COMMIT and $TARGET. 
+# The former spcifies with git commit to install, the latter
+# specifies the target system, ie "laki" or "hermit".
+if [ -z ${GIT_COMMIT} ]; then 
+    echo "Need to define variable GIT_COMMIT on commandline .. exiting.";
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+if [ -z ${TARGET} ]; then 
+    echo "Need to define variable TARGET on commandline .. exiting.";
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+if [ ${TARGET} = "laki" ]; then 
+    echo "Building for laki."
+else 
+    if [ ${TARGET} = "hermit" ]; then
+	echo "Building for hermit."
+    else
+	echo "TARGET needs to be hermit or laki ... exiting."
+	exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# ok, we are good to go
+STARSS_OPT_DIR=/sw/${TARGET}/hlrs/StarSs
+STARSS_VERSION=2.3_c${GIT_COMMIT}-gnu-4.5
+STARSS_DIR=${STARSS_OPT_DIR}/${STARSS_VERSION}
+
+WORK_DIR=${HOME}/src
+
+# clean up mess from previous builds
+cd ${WORK_DIR}; rm -rf hlrs-text StarSs_c${GIT_COMMIT}
+if [ ${TARGET} = "laki" ]; then
+    rm -f StarSs_c${GIT_COMMIT}.tar
+fi 
+
+
+# load modules 
+if [ ${TARGET} = "laki" ]; then
+    module load compiler/gnu/4.5
+    module use /opt/amtopt/autotools/modulefiles
+    module load local
+fi
+
+if [ ${TARGET} = "hermit" ]; then
+    module swap $(module list -l 2>&1 | awk '/^PrgEnv-/{print $1}') PrgEnv-gnu
+fi
+
+# prep git repo, needs hlrs-gitolite in .ssh/config and ssh key
+cd ${WORK_DIR}
+
+if [ ${TARGET} = "laki" ]; then
+    git clone hlrs-gitolite:hlrs-text
+    cd hlrs-text
+    git checkout -b ayudame origin/ayudame
+    cd ProgModel/SMPSs_repository/starss
+    git archive --format=tar --prefix=StarSs_c${GIT_COMMIT}/ -o ${WORK_DIR}/StarSs_c${GIT_COMMIT}.tar ${GIT_COMMIT} .
+fi
+
+# unpack, configure and build
+cd ${WORK_DIR}
+tar xvf StarSs_c${GIT_COMMIT}.tar
+cd StarSs_c${GIT_COMMIT}
+
+autoreconf -fiv 2>&1 | tee autoreconf.log
+./configure --prefix=$STARSS_DIR \
+            --with-flavour=smp \
+            --enable-comm-thread \
+            --enable-ayudame
+gzip autoreconf.log; gzip config.log
+
+make 2>&1 | tee make.log
+rm -rf ${STARSS_DIR}; make install 2>&1 | tee make_install.log
+gzip make.log ; gzip make_install.log
+
+# save logs
+cp -a autoreconf.log.gz config.log.gz make.log.gz make_install.log.gz $STARSS_DIR
+
+# copy header files
+mkdir $STARSS_DIR/include/master
+cp -a master/*.h $STARSS_DIR/include/master/
+
+# setup smpss-cc.conf
+if 
+if [ ${TARGET} = "hermit" ]; then
+    cd $STARSS_DIR/etc
+    cp -a smpss-cc.conf smpss-cc.conf_orig
+    cat smpss-cc.conf | \
+	sed "s/^compiler =.*/compiler = cc/" | \
+	sed "s/^linker =.*/linker = CC/" | \
+	sed "s/^linker_parameters =.*/\0 -dynamic/" | \
+	sed "s/^fortran_compiler =.*/fortran_compiler = ftn/" | \
+	sed "s/^fortran_libs =.*/#\0\nfortran_libs = -lm/" \
+        >> smpss-cc.conf_next
+    mv smpss-cc.conf_next smpss-cc.conf
+fi
+
+
+# do module
+cd $STARSS_OPT_DIR
+chmod -R g=u $STARSS_VERSION
+chmod -R o=u $STARSS_VERSION 
+chmod -R o-w $STARSS_VERSION
+
+cd modulefiles
+cat 2.3_testing-gnu-4.5 | \
+    sed "s/set  VERSION.*/set  VERSION         ${STARSS_VERSION}/" | \
+    sed "s/  Installed.*/ Installed  `date`/" > ${STARSS_VERSION}
+chmod 664 ${STARSS_VERSION}
+rm 2.3_testing-gnu-4.5
+ln -s ${STARSS_VERSION} 2.3_testing-gnu-4.5
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