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+#!/bin/bash
+
+PREFIX=gcn64usb
+HEXFILE=$PREFIX.hex
+
+echo "Release script for $PREFIX"
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+	echo "Syntax: ./release.sh version releasedir"
+	echo
+	echo "ex: './release 1.0' will produce $PREFIX-1.0.tar.gz in releasedir out of git HEAD,"
+	exit "untar it, build the firmware and create $PREFIX-1.0.hex in releasedir."
+fi
+
+VERSION=$1
+RELEASEDIR=$2
+DIRNAME=$PREFIX-$VERSION
+FILENAME=$PREFIX-$VERSION.tar.gz
+TAG=v$VERSION
+
+echo "Version: $VERSION"
+echo "Filename: $FILENAME"
+echo "Release directory: $RELEASEDIR"
+echo "--------"
+echo "Ready? Press ENTER to go ahead (or CTRL+C to cancel)"
+
+read
+
+if [ -f $RELEASEDIR/$FILENAME ]; then
+	echo "Release file already exists!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+git tag $TAG -f
+git archive --format=tar --prefix=$DIRNAME/ HEAD | gzip > $RELEASEDIR/$FILENAME
+
+cd $RELEASEDIR
+tar zxf $FILENAME
+cd $DIRNAME
+make
+cp $HEXFILE ../$PREFIX-$VERSION.hex
+cd ..
+echo
+echo
+echo
+ls -l $PREFIX-$VERSION.*