diff --git a/scripts/jw-build-create-project.sh b/scripts/jw-build-create-project.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+log()
+{
+	echo $@
+}
+
+err()
+{
+	log $@
+}
+
+fatal()
+{
+	err $@
+	exit 1
+}
+
+usage()
+{
+	echo "$myname [-h] [-s summary] [-d description] name"
+	[ "$1" ] && exit $1
+}
+
+cat_Makefile()
+{
+	cat <<-EOT
+	TOPDIR = .
+
+	include \$(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
+	include \$(MODDIR)/make/topdir.mk
+	EOT
+}
+
+cat_VERSION()
+{
+	cat <<-EOT
+	1.0.0-0-dev
+	EOT
+}
+
+cat_make_Makefile()
+{
+	cat <<-EOT
+	TOPDIR = ..
+
+	include \$(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
+	include \$(MODDIR)/make/make.mk
+	EOT
+}
+
+cat_make_proj_mk()
+{
+	cat <<-EOT
+	# to be included from inside the project directory
+
+	CVS_PROJ_DIR        ?= \$(TOPDIR)/..
+
+	ifeq (\$(TARGET),mingw)
+	FLAVOUR_PATH_PREFIX  = win32/
+	endif
+	MODDIR               = \$(firstword \$(wildcard \$(CVS_PROJ_DIR)/ytools /opt/\$(FLAVOUR_PATH_PREFIX)ytools))
+
+	USE_PROJECT_LIB      = false
+	HDRDIR_SCOPE_SUFFIX  = \$(PROJECT)
+	EOT
+}
+
+cat_make_project_conf()
+{
+	cat <<-EOT
+	[summary]
+	$summary
+
+	[description]
+	$description
+
+	[global]
+	group = System/Libraries
+	subpackages = $subpackages
+
+	[pkg.required]
+	run = ytools-run = VERSION
+	devel = $name-run = VERSION-REVISION, ytools-devel = VERSION
+	build = ytools-devel
+	EOT
+}
+
+# ---------------------- here we go
+
+myname=`basename $0`
+projdir=.
+
+summary=
+description=
+subpackages="run devel"
+
+eval set -- `getopt -- hd:s:p: "$@"`
+
+while [ "$1" != -- ]; do
+case $1 in
+	-d)
+		eval description=\"$2\"
+		shift;;
+	-s)
+		eval summary=\"$2\"
+		shift;;
+	-p)
+		eval subpackages=\"$2\"
+		shift;;
+	-h)
+		usage=0;;
+	*)
+		usage=1;;
+esac
+shift
+done
+shift
+
+[ -z "$description" ] && description="$summary"
+[ -z "$summary" ] && summary="$description"
+
+[ -f $projdir/Makefile ] || {
+	fatal "$projdir doesn't contain a Makefile"
+}
+
+name="$1"
+
+[ -d $projdir/$name ] && {
+	fatal "$projdir/$name already exists"
+}
+
+set -ex
+
+mkdir -p $projdir
+mkdir $name
+cd $projdir/$name
+
+mkdir make
+cat_Makefile > Makefile
+cat_make_Makefile > make/Makefile
+cat_VERSION > VERSION
+cat_make_proj_mk > make/proj.mk
+cat_make_project_conf > make/project.conf
+