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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Before making a Windows build we must provide the converted mp3
+# and the qm files because this is too annoying to create them on
+# windows.
+
+if [ ! -f CMakeLists.txt ]
+then
+   echo "ERROR: Run me from the top level project dir"
+   exit 1
+fi
+mkdir -p build
+cd build
+cmake -D COMPRESSED_AUDIO=mp3 ..
+make createMp3FromOgg
+make BundleConvertedOggs
+make getSvnTranslations
+make BuildTranslations
+make BundleTranslations
+rsync -a ../converted_ogg_to_mp3-*.7z translations-*.7z gcompris.net:/var/www/download
+
+#
+# Then on Windows use the targets:
+#
+# DlAndInstallBundledTranslations
+# DlAndInstallBundledConvertedOggs
+#