1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/debian/make-new-tarball.sh b/debian/make-new-tarball.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -z $1 ]; then
+	echo "Please provide the directory to tar up as an argument"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+BASENAME=$(basename $1)
+DIRNAME=$(dirname $1)
+
+tar -czvf hurd.tgz \
+    --exclude=.git --exclude=.gitignore --exclude=debian \
+    -C $DIRNAME $BASENAME
+