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+# generic utility modules
+# (c) 2004 jannet it services
+# contact@jannet.de
+# $Id$
+
+# config
+#KERNEL_VERSION       = 2.4.24
+#HOST                 = zwischenhuber
+#CUSTOMER             = jannet
+#KERNEL_PKG           = /home/samba/dat/share/exe/linux/os/$(basename $(KERNEL_VERSION))/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION).tar.gz
+#KERNEL_BASE          = linux-$(CUSTOMER)-$(HOST)
+#UPLOAD_HOST          = ftp.jannet.de
+#UPLOAD_PATH          = /home/ftp/dat/pub/packages/$(CUSTOMER)/linux/$(HOST)
+#UPLOAD_OWNER         = $(shell whoami)
+
+# abbreviations
+KERNEL_MINOR        := $(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | cut -d\. -f2)
+#HOST                = $(shell cd ../..; pwd | xargs basename)
+WD                  := $(shell pwd)
+KERNEL_SRC_DIR       = $(shell tar -tzf $(KERNEL_DIR)/$(KERNEL_PKG) | head -1)
+TMP_INSTALL          = $(KERNEL_BASE)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE)
+TAG                  = $(shell echo V_$(KERNEL_VERSION)_$(KERNEL_RELEASE) | sed 's/\./_/g')
+
+ifeq ($(wildcard RELEASE-$(KERNEL_VERSION)),)
+KERNEL_RELEASE      := $(shell echo '\# $$Id$(KERNEL_VERSION),v 0.1$$' \
+		> RELEASE-$(KERNEL_VERSION); \
+		cvs add RELEASE-$(KERNEL_VERSION); \
+		cvs commit -m "initial checkin" RELEASE-$(KERNEL_VERSION); \
+		exit 1))
+else
+KERNEL_RELEASE      := $(strip $(shell grep Id: RELEASE-$(KERNEL_VERSION) | sed "s/.*RELEASE-$(KERNEL_VERSION),v[ 	]*[0-9]*\.\([0-9]*\)[^0-9]*.*/\1/"))
+endif
+
+BASE                 = $(KERNEL_BASE)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE)
+BASE_RUN             = $(KERNEL_BASE)-run-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE)
+BASE_DEVEL           = $(KERNEL_BASE)-devel-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE)
+
+F_SPEC               = $(BASE).spec
+F_TGZ                = $(BASE).tar.gz
+F_SPM                = $(BASE).src.rpm
+F_RPM_RUN            = $(BASE_RUN).i386.rpm
+F_RPM_DEVEL          = $(BASE_DEVEL).i386.rpm
+F_RPMS               = $(F_RPM_RUN) $(F_RPM_DEVEL)
+F_BOOTFILES          = $(addsuffix -$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE),$(addprefix $(TMP_INSTALL)/boot/,vmlinuz config System.map))
+F_CURRENT            = $(addprefix CURRENT_, SRC RPM_SRC RPM_RUN_I386 RPM_DEVEL_I386)
+F_ULDONE             = $(addsuffix .uldone,$(F_RPMS) $(F_TGZ) $(F_SPM) current)
+# note that order matters for F_ULDONE and F_RPMS (remote directory attributes)
+KERNEL_INSTALL_PREFIX= $(shell pwd)/$(TMP_INSTALL)
+
+BUILD                = build_linux.sh \
+		-c config-$(KERNEL_VERSION) \
+		-t $(HOST) \
+		-b $(WD) \
+		-a i386 \
+		-s $(KERNEL_SRC_DIR) \
+		-i $(TMP_INSTALL)
+MKSPEC := $(shell which mkspec-linux.sh)
+
+# exports
+export KERNEL_VERSION
+export KERNEL_INSTALL_PREFIX
+
+# first target
+all: rpm
+
+# file rules
+$(KERNEL_PKG):
+	ftp -a ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/v$(basename $(KERNEL_VERSION))/$(notdir $(KERNEL_PKG))
+	cp $(notdir $(KERNEL_PKG)) $@
+
+config-$(KERNEL_VERSION):
+	cp $(shell ls config-$(basename $(KERNEL_VERSION)).* | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]\)$$/\1.\2.0\3/' | sort -g | sed 's/\.0/./; $$ !d') $@
+	cvs add $@
+	cvs commit
+
+unpack.done: $(KERNEL_PKG)
+	rm -rf linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION) 
+	tar -xzf $(KERNEL_PKG)
+	touch $@
+
+%.lxdone: unpack.done config-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
+	$(BUILD) $(basename $@)
+	touch $@
+
+$(TMP_INSTALL)/$(F_SPEC): $(MKSPEC) Makefile
+	$(MKSPEC) -d $(TMP_INSTALL) -b $(KERNEL_BASE) -v $(KERNEL_VERSION) -r $(KERNEL_RELEASE) > $@
+
+$(TMP_INSTALL)/boot/%-$(KERNEL_VERSION): build.lxdone $(LOCAL_AFTER_KERNEL_BUILD)
+	@echo -n
+
+.PRECIOUS: $(TMP_INSTALL)/boot/%-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
+
+$(TMP_INSTALL)/boot/%-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(KERNEL_RELEASE): $(TMP_INSTALL)/boot/%-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
+	cp $< $@
+
+$(F_TGZ): Makefile build.lxdone $(F_BOOTFILES) $(TMP_INSTALL)/$(F_SPEC) 
+	tar -czf $@ \
+		$(F_BOOTFILES)  \
+		$(addprefix $(TMP_INSTALL)/, \
+			lib		\
+			$(F_SPEC)	\
+	)
+
+%.src.rpm: %.tar.gz
+	rpm -ts $<
+	cp /usr/src/packages/SRPMS/$@ .
+
+rpm.done: $(F_SPM)
+	rpm --rebuild $(F_SPM)
+	touch $@
+
+%.i386.rpm: rpm.done
+	cp /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386/$@ .
+
+CURRENT_RPM_RUN_I386: $(F_RPM_RUN)
+	echo $(UPLOAD_PATH)/rpm/run/$(F_RPM_RUN) > $@
+
+CURRENT_RPM_DEVEL_I386: $(F_RPM_RUN)
+	echo $(UPLOAD_PATH)/rpm/devel/$(F_RPM_DEVEL) > $@
+
+CURRENT_RPM_SRC: $(F_RPM_RUN)
+	echo $(UPLOAD_PATH)/rpm/src/$(F_RPM_SRC) > $@
+
+CURRENT_SRC: $(F_RPM_RUN)
+	echo $(UPLOAD_PATH)/src/$(F_TGZ) > $@
+
+update.done:
+	cvs update -dP
+	make rpm
+	touch $@
+
+upload.done: $(F_RPMS)
+	touch $@
+
+%.tar.gz.uldone: %.tar.gz
+	upload.sh $< rsync_ssh://$(UPLOAD_HOST):$(UPLOAD_PATH)/src/$<:640:750:$(UPLOAD_OWNER).$(CUSTOMER)
+	touch $@
+
+%.src.rpm.uldone: %.src.rpm
+	upload.sh $< rsync_ssh://$(UPLOAD_HOST):$(UPLOAD_PATH)/rpm/src/$<:640:750:$(UPLOAD_OWNER).$(CUSTOMER)
+	touch $@
+
+%.rpm.uldone: %.rpm
+	upload.sh $< rsync_ssh://$(UPLOAD_HOST):$(UPLOAD_PATH)/rpm/$(shell echo $@ | sed 's/.*\(run\|devel\).*/\1/')/$<:640:750:$(UPLOAD_OWNER).$(CUSTOMER)
+	touch $@
+
+current.uldone: $(F_CURRENT)
+	upload.sh $^ rsync_ssh://$(UPLOAD_HOST):$(UPLOAD_PATH)/:640:750:$(UPLOAD_OWNER).$(CUSTOMER)
+	touch $@
+
+tag.done:
+	cvs tag $(TAG)
+	touch $@
+
+version:
+	date >> RELEASE-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
+	cvs commit -m "$(KERNEL_VERSION)" RELEASE-$(KERNEL_VERSION)
+	exit 1
+
+copy-run.done: $(F_RPM_RUN)
+	scp $< root@$(HOST):/root/rpm/
+	touch $@
+copy-devel.done: $(F_RPM_DEVEL)
+	scp $< root@$(HOST):/root/rpm/
+	touch $@
+
+ping:
+	ping $(HOST)
+ssh:
+	ssh -l root $(HOST)
+	
+# user targets
+unpack: unpack.done
+build: build.lxdone
+driver: driver.done
+tgz: $(F_TGZ)
+spm: $(F_SPM)
+rpm: $(F_RPMS)
+upload: update.done rpm $(F_ULDONE)
+tag: tag.done
+install: build.lxdone driver.done install.lxdone
+copy-run: copy-run.done
+copy-devel: copy-devel.done
+copy: copy-run copy-devel
+reboot:
+	ssh -l root $(HOST) "reboot"
+dist: clean
+	cd ..;\
+	tar -czf kernel.tar.gz `find kernel -type f -maxdepth 1 | grep -ve "setup\|trash\|CVS"`
+	mv ../kernel.tar.gz .
+clean:
+	rm -rf install/* reiser.patch *~ *.done *.lxdone *.uldone *.patch *.rpm *.tar.gz *.tar $(SCOPE_DRIVER_BASE)
+	rm -rf linux linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION) $(TMP_INSTALL) CURRENT_*