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+#!/bin/bash
+PKTH_GSASL="libgsasl-1.4.4"
+PKTH_GSASL_FILE="$PKTH_GSASL.tar.gz"
+PKTH_QT="qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.7.0"
+PKTH_QT_FILE="$PKTH_QT.tar.gz"
+PKTH_BOOST="boost_1_44_0"
+PKTH_BOOST_FILE="$PKTH_BOOST.tar.bz2"
+
+if [ ! -e $PKTH_GSASL_FILE ]; then
+        wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gsasl/$PKTH_GSASL_FILE
+fi
+if [ ! -d libgsasl ]; then
+        tar xzf $PKTH_GSASL_FILE
+        mv $PKTH_GSASL libgsasl
+fi
+if [ ! -e libgsasl/src/.libs/libgsasl.a ]; then
+        cd libgsasl
+        ./configure --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-ntlm --disable-gs2 --disable-gssapi --disable-kerberos_v5 --enable-scram-sha1
+        make
+        cd ..
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e $PKTH_QT_FILE ]; then
+        wget http://get.qt.nokia.com/qt/source/$PKTH_QT_FILE
+fi
+if [ ! -d qt ]; then
+        tar xzf $PKTH_QT_FILE
+        mv $PKTH_QT qt
+fi
+if [ ! -e qt/lib/libQtGui.a ]; then
+        cd qt
+        ./configure -opensource -static -prefix /usr/local -qt-libpng -qt-libjpeg -qt-gif -no-libtiff -no-libmng -no-openssl -no-glib -no-dbus -no-qdbus -no-cups -no-opengl -no-openvg -no-script -no-webkit -no-phonon -no-qt3support -qt-sql-sqlite -fast
+        make sub-src
+        cd ..
+fi
+if [ ! -e $PKTH_BOOST_FILE ]; then
+        wget http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/boost/$PKTH_BOOST_FILE
+fi
+if [ ! -d boost ]; then
+        tar xjf $PKTH_BOOST_FILE
+        mv $PKTH_BOOST boost
+fi
+if [ ! -e boost/stage/lib/libboost_system.a ]; then
+        cd boost
+        bjam link=static --build-dir=../boost_temp --toolset=gcc stage
+        cd ..
+        rm -rf boost_temp
+fi
+