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+#!/bin/bash
+clear
+declare base=xonotic-data.pk3dir
+
+: ${PROGS_OUT:=$PWD}
+export PROGS_OUT
+stamp=$(date +"%s")
+
+: ${QCC:=$PWD/gmqcc/gmqcc}
+export QCC
+export QCCFLAGS_WATERMARK="xonotic-$stamp"
+
+export XONOTIC=1
+make -C ${base}
+tput bold; tput setaf 2; echo "Compiled successfully!"; tput sgr0
+mkdir -vp $(dirname "$0")/compiled
+mv -v *.lno $(dirname "$0")/compiled
+mv -v *.dat $(dirname "$0")/compiled
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