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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Default flags
+CMFLAGS="-D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Debug"
+
+# Make for linux
+cmake $CMFLAGS                   . && make
+
+echo
+echo
+echo "---------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Built the Linux binary"
+
+# Copy to the correct location
+cp scyther-linux ../gui/Scyther/
+
+# bonus...
+cp scyther-linux ~/bin
+
+echo Copied the file to the gui directory and \~/bin
+echo "---------------------------------------------------------"
+