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+#!/bin/sh
+echo "*******************************************"
+echo "  Updating to latest SVN version  "
+echo "*******************************************"
+svn update
+echo "*******************************************"
+echo "  Building Deluge-SVN  "
+echo "*******************************************"
+python setup.py build
+echo "*******************************************"
+echo "  Linking C++ module to current directory  "
+echo "*******************************************"
+rm deluge_core.so
+ln -s build/lib*/deluge_core.so .
+echo "*******************************************"
+echo "  Launching Deluge-SVN  "
+echo "*******************************************"
+python delugegtk.py
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