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+PROG=scriptform
+
+install:
+	cp src/scriptform.py /usr/bin/scriptform
+
+uninstall:
+	rm /usr/bin/scriptform
+
+release: release_src release_deb release_rpm
+
+release_src:
+	@echo "Making release for version $(REL_VERSION)"
+
+	@if [ -z "$(REL_VERSION)" ]; then echo "REL_VERSION required"; exit 1; fi
+
+	# Prepare source
+	rm -rf $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)
+	mkdir $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)
+	cp src/scriptform.py $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)/scriptform
+	cp LICENSE $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)/
+	cp README.md $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)/
+	cp contrib/release_Makefile $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)/Makefile
+
+	# Bump version numbers
+	find $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i "s/%%VERSION%%/$(REL_VERSION)/g" 
+
+	# Create archives
+	zip -r $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION).zip $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)
+	tar -vczf $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION).tar.gz  $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)
+
+	# Cleanup
+	rm -rf $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION)
+
+release_deb:
+	@if [ -z "$(REL_VERSION)" ]; then echo "REL_VERSION required"; exit 1; fi
+
+	mkdir -p rel_deb/usr/bin
+	mkdir -p rel_deb/usr/share/doc/$(PROG)
+	mkdir -p rel_deb/usr/share/man/man1
+
+	# Copy the source to the release directory structure.
+	cp LICENSE rel_deb/usr/share/doc/$(PROG)
+	cp README.md rel_deb/usr/share/doc/$(PROG)
+	cp doc/MANUAL.md rel_deb/usr/share/doc/$(PROG)
+	markdown_py README.md > rel_deb/usr/share/doc/$(PROG)/README.html
+	markdown_py doc/MANUAL.md > rel_deb/usr/share/doc/$(PROG)/MANUAL.html
+	cp src/scriptform.py rel_deb/usr/bin/scriptform
+	cp contrib/scriptform.init.d_debian rel_deb/usr/share/doc/$(PROG)
+	cp contrib/scriptform.init.d_redhat rel_deb/usr/share/doc/$(PROG)
+	cp -ar contrib/debian/DEBIAN rel_deb/
+
+	# Bump version numbers
+	find rel_deb/ -type f -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i "s/%%VERSION%%/$(REL_VERSION)/g" 
+
+	# Create debian pacakge
+	fakeroot dpkg-deb --build rel_deb > /dev/null
+	mv rel_deb.deb $(PROG)-$(REL_VERSION).deb
+
+	# Cleanup
+	rm -rf rel_deb
+
+release_rpm: release_deb
+	alien -r scriptform-$(REL_VERSION).deb
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf *.tar.gz
+	rm -rf *.zip
+	rm -rf *.deb
+	rm -rf rel_deb
+	rm -rf scriptform-*