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+!#/usr/bin/env sh
+# release build script
+# to be run inside the Oragono dir
+
+## windows ##
+rm -rf ./build/win/
+mkdir -p ./build/win/docs/
+
+GOOS=windows GOATCH=amd64 go build oragono.go
+mv oragono ./build/win/
+
+cp LICENSE ./build/win/
+cp ./docs/README ./build/win/
+cp ./docs/CHANGELOG.md ./build/win/
+cp ./docs/logo* ./build/win/docs
+
+pushd ./build/win
+zip -r ../oragono-XXX-windows.zip *
+popd
+
+## osx ##
+rm -rf ./build/osx/
+mkdir -p ./build/osx/docs/
+
+GOOS=osx GOATCH=amd64 go build oragono.go
+mv oragono ./build/osx/
+
+cp LICENSE ./build/osx/
+cp ./docs/README ./build/osx/
+cp ./docs/CHANGELOG.md ./build/osx/
+cp ./docs/logo* ./build/osx/docs
+
+pushd ./build/osx
+tar -czvf ../oragono-XXX-osx.tgz *
+popd
+
+## linux ##
+rm -rf ./build/linux
+mkdir -p ./build/linux/docs/
+
+GOOS=linux GOATCH=amd64 go build oragono.go
+mv oragono ./build/linux/
+
+cp LICENSE ./build/linux/
+cp ./docs/README ./build/linux/
+cp ./docs/CHANGELOG.md ./build/linux/
+cp ./docs/logo* ./build/linux/docs
+
+pushd ./build/linux
+tar -czvf ../oragono-XXX-linux.tgz *
+popd