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+#!/bin/bash
+
+INST_ARCH=$(uname -m | sed -e "s/i[3-6]86/ix86/" -e "s/x86[-_]64/x86_64/")
+SDK_ARCH=$(echo @SDK_ARCH@ | sed -e "s/i[3-6]86/ix86/" -e "s/x86[-_]64/x86_64/")
+
+verlte () {
+	[  "$1" = "`printf "$1\n$2" | sort -V | head -n1`" ]
+}
+
+verlt() {
+	[ "$1" = "$2" ] && return 1 || verlte $1 $2
+}
+
+verlt `uname -r` @OLDEST_KERNEL@
+if [ $? = 0 ]; then
+	echo "Error: The SDK needs a kernel > @OLDEST_KERNEL@"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$INST_ARCH" != "$SDK_ARCH" ]; then
+	# Allow for installation of ix86 SDK on x86_64 host
+	if [ "$INST_ARCH" != x86_64 -o "$SDK_ARCH" != ix86 ]; then
+		echo "Error: Installation machine not supported!"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+DEFAULT_INSTALL_DIR="@SDKPATH@"
+SUDO_EXEC=""
+target_sdk_dir=""
+answer=""
+relocate=1
+savescripts=0
+verbose=0
+while getopts ":yd:nDRS" OPT; do
+	case $OPT in
+	y)
+		answer="Y"
+		;;
+	d)
+		target_sdk_dir=$OPTARG
+		;;
+	n)
+		prepare_buildsystem="no"
+		;;
+	D)
+		verbose=1
+		;;
+	R)
+		relocate=0
+		savescripts=1
+		;;
+	S)
+		savescripts=1
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-y] [-d <dir>]"
+		echo "  -y         Automatic yes to all prompts"
+		echo "  -d <dir>   Install the SDK to <dir>"
+		echo "======== Extensible SDK only options ============"
+		echo "  -n         Do not prepare the build system"
+		echo "======== Advanced DEBUGGING ONLY OPTIONS ========"
+		echo "  -S         Save relocation scripts"
+		echo "  -R         Do not relocate executables"
+		echo "  -D         use set -x to see what is going on"
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+done
+
+echo "@SDK_TITLE@ installer version @SDK_VERSION@"
+echo "==========================================================="
+
+if [ $verbose = 1 ] ; then
+	set -x
+fi
+
+@SDK_PRE_INSTALL_COMMAND@
+
+# SDK_EXTENSIBLE is exposed from the SDK_PRE_INSTALL_COMMAND above
+if [ "$SDK_EXTENSIBLE" = "1" ]; then
+	DEFAULT_INSTALL_DIR="@SDKEXTPATH@"
+fi
+
+if [ "$target_sdk_dir" = "" ]; then
+	if [ "$answer" = "Y" ]; then
+		target_sdk_dir="$DEFAULT_INSTALL_DIR"
+	else
+		read -e -p "Enter target directory for SDK (default: $DEFAULT_INSTALL_DIR): " target_sdk_dir
+		[ "$target_sdk_dir" = "" ] && target_sdk_dir=$DEFAULT_INSTALL_DIR
+	fi
+fi
+
+eval target_sdk_dir=$(echo "$target_sdk_dir"|sed 's/ /\\ /g')
+if [ -d "$target_sdk_dir" ]; then
+	target_sdk_dir=$(cd "$target_sdk_dir"; pwd)
+else
+	target_sdk_dir=$(readlink -m "$target_sdk_dir")
+fi
+
+if [ "$SDK_EXTENSIBLE" = "1" ]; then
+	# We're going to be running the build system, additional restrictions apply
+	if echo "$target_sdk_dir" | grep -q '[+\ @]'; then
+		echo "The target directory path ($target_sdk_dir) contains illegal" \
+		     "characters such as spaces, @ or +. Abort!"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+else
+	if [ -n "$(echo $target_sdk_dir|grep ' ')" ]; then
+		echo "The target directory path ($target_sdk_dir) contains spaces. Abort!"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [ -e "$target_sdk_dir/environment-setup-@REAL_MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS@" ]; then
+	echo "The directory \"$target_sdk_dir\" already contains a SDK for this architecture."
+	printf "If you continue, existing files will be overwritten! Proceed[y/N]? "
+
+	default_answer="n"
+else
+	printf "You are about to install the SDK to \"$target_sdk_dir\". Proceed[Y/n]? "
+
+	default_answer="y"
+fi
+
+if [ "$answer" = "" ]; then
+	read answer
+	[ "$answer" = "" ] && answer="$default_answer"
+else
+	echo $answer
+fi
+
+if [ "$answer" != "Y" -a "$answer" != "y" ]; then
+	echo "Installation aborted!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Try to create the directory (this will not succeed if user doesn't have rights)
+mkdir -p $target_sdk_dir >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+# if don't have the right to access dir, gain by sudo 
+if [ ! -x $target_sdk_dir -o ! -w $target_sdk_dir -o ! -r $target_sdk_dir ]; then 
+	if [ "$SDK_EXTENSIBLE" = "1" ]; then
+		echo "Unable to access \"$target_sdk_dir\", will not attempt to use" \
+		     "sudo as as extensible SDK cannot be used as root."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	SUDO_EXEC=$(which "sudo")
+	if [ -z $SUDO_EXEC ]; then
+		echo "No command 'sudo' found, please install sudo first. Abort!"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	# test sudo could gain root right
+	$SUDO_EXEC pwd >/dev/null 2>&1
+	[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Sorry, you are not allowed to execute as root." && exit 1
+
+	# now that we have sudo rights, create the directory
+	$SUDO_EXEC mkdir -p $target_sdk_dir >/dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+
+payload_offset=$(($(grep -na -m1 "^MARKER:$" $0|cut -d':' -f1) + 1))
+
+printf "Extracting SDK..."
+tail -n +$payload_offset $0| $SUDO_EXEC tar xj -C $target_sdk_dir
+echo "done"
+
+printf "Setting it up..."
+# fix environment paths
+for env_setup_script in `ls $target_sdk_dir/environment-setup-*`; do
+	$SUDO_EXEC sed -e "s:@SDKPATH@:$target_sdk_dir:g" -i $env_setup_script
+done
+
+@SDK_POST_INSTALL_COMMAND@
+
+# delete the relocating script, so that user is forced to re-run the installer
+# if he/she wants another location for the sdk
+if [ $savescripts = 0 ] ; then
+	$SUDO_EXEC rm -f ${env_setup_script%/*}/relocate_sdk.py ${env_setup_script%/*}/relocate_sdk.sh
+fi
+
+echo "SDK has been successfully set up and is ready to be used."
+echo "Each time you wish to use the SDK in a new shell session, you need to source the environment setup script e.g."
+echo " \$ . $target_sdk_dir/environment-setup-@REAL_MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS@"
+
+exit 0
+
+MARKER: