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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <version>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+version=$1
+
+if [ ! -x "$(which npm 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+    echo "No npm executable found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+npm install
+npm install bower
+node_modules/bower/bin/bower install
+
+mkdir -p ../manticore-${version}/
+rm -rf ../manticore-${version}/*
+for file in `git ls-files`; do
+    mkdir -p ../manticore-${version}/$(dirname ${file})
+    cp -a ${file} ../manticore-${version}/${file}
+done
+
+cp -a client/bower_components ../manticore-${version}/client/.
+cp -a node_modules ../manticore-${version}/.
+
+wd=$(pwd)
+pushd ..
+tar czvf ${wd}/manticore-${version}+deps.tar.gz manticore-${version}/
+popd