diff --git a/bin/scsh-release b/bin/scsh-release
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+#!/bin/sh
+# things to change in this file
+# VERSION
+# FTPDIR
+
+# *** change below in :
+#    scsh/RELEASE 
+#    scsh/scsh/minor-version 
+#    scsh/scsh/oldtop.scm
+#    scsh/scsh/scsh-version.scm
+#    scsh/bin/scsh-test
+#    ftp/scsh/README
+VERSION=-0.5.1
+FTPDIR=${HOME}/ftp/scsh
+#FTPDIR=${HOME}/ftp/users/bdc
+
+CVSROOT=/sw/scsh
+export CVSROOT
+
+TMPSPACE=/dl/bdc
+#-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
+umask 002
+# go to temp space
+echo Making release for ${FTPDIR}/scsh${VERSION} in $TMPSPACE
+cd $TMPSPACE
+
+# checkout a fresh tree and prune CVS stuff
+echo Checking out scsh
+cvs checkout scsh
+echo Removing CVS directories and .cvsignore files
+find scsh/ \( -name CVS -o -name .cvsignore \) -exec rm -r {} \;
+
+echo Removing bin directory
+rm -rf scsh/bin
+
+# fix time stampes for building
+echo Touching files to fix build dependencies
+scsh-touch
+
+# "untouch" .notify
+echo Untouching .notify
+rm scsh/.notify
+
+# patch dir names and make tar
+echo Making tar ball
+mv scsh scsh${VERSION}
+tar czvf ${FTPDIR}/scsh${VERSION}.tar.gz scsh${VERSION}/
+
+# fix symlink
+if [ $VERSION != "" ] ; then
+  echo Symlinking
+  rm ${FTPDIR}/scsh.tar.gz
+  ln -s scsh${VERSION}.tar.gz ${FTPDIR}/scsh.tar.gz
+else
+  echo No VERSION therefore no symlink needed
+fi
+
+# clean up
+echo Removing tree
+rm -r scsh${VERSION}
+
+# split binary up
+echo Spliting tarball
+rm -r ${FTPDIR}/split
+mkdir ${FTPDIR}/split
+cd ${FTPDIR}/split
+split -b 100k ../scsh${VERSION}.tar.gz scsh${VERSION}.tar.gz-x
+
+# That's all folks
+echo Done.
diff --git a/bin/scsh-tar b/bin/scsh-tar
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+#!/bin/sh
+scsh-touch
+tar czvf ${HOME}/ftp/users/bdc/scsh.tar.gz scsh/
diff --git a/bin/scsh-test b/bin/scsh-test
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+++ b/bin/scsh-test
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+#!/bin/sh
+cd /dl/bdc
+tar xzvf /zu/bdc/ftp/users/bdc/scsh.tar.gz
+cd scsh-0.5.1
+./configure
+make
diff --git a/bin/scsh-touch b/bin/scsh-touch
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+#!/bin/sh
+# fixes some timestamp problems
+
+touch scsh/scheme48.h
+touch scsh/filenames.make
+
+touch scsh/cig/libcig.c
+
+touch scsh/scsh/flock.c
+touch scsh/scsh/jcontrol2.c
+touch scsh/scsh/network.c
+touch scsh/scsh/rdelim.c
+touch scsh/scsh/re.c
+touch scsh/scsh/select.c
+touch scsh/scsh/sighandlers.c
+touch scsh/scsh/syscalls.c
+touch scsh/scsh/time.c
+touch scsh/scsh/tty.c