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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This is a "throw away" script for building lots of revisions
+# You're expected to modify this script to perform whatever test
+# is appropriate for your revision investigation
+
+##
+# test a sequence of builds
+# to list a list of revisions, use for "r in 3800 3820 3877; do"
+for r in $(seq 3800 100 3899); do
+	echo ------------- $r begin --------------
+	##
+	# get the code
+	R="../../../$r"
+	if [ -e $R ]; then rm -rf $R ; fi
+	svn export svn://dev.exiv2.org/svn/trunk --revision $r $R | wc
+	pushd $R
+		##
+		# build and install it
+		echo $PWD
+		make config 2>/dev/null | wc
+		./configure             | wc
+		make -j  2>&1           | wc
+		sudo make install       | wc
+		make -j samples         | wc
+		echo build = $(exiv2 -vV | grep -e svn -e dll) $(ls -alt $(which exiv2))
+
+		##
+		# test the build
+		T=tst.tiff
+		curl --silent -O http://dev.exiv2.org/attachments/download/1004/$T
+		exiv2 -v -M"set Exif.Image.Software revision $r" $T
+		exiv2 -pa --grep Software $T
+
+	popd > /dev/null
+	echo ------------- $r end --------------
+	echo ''
+done
+
+# That's all Folks!
+##
+