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+#! /bin/bash
+# script to build CRVTeststand repo and package for UPS
+# will check the repo and create directories in default dir
+#
+# $1 = CRVTeststand tag to build
+# $2 = Offline version to setup to define compiler switches
+#      if missing, take current
+#
+#
+
+CTAG="$1"
+if [ -z "$CTAG" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR - must provide a CRVTeststand tag"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+source /cvmfs/mu2e.opensciencegrid.org/setupmu2e-art.sh
+muse setup Offline $2
+RC=$?
+if [ $RC -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR - muse setup failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+git clone https://github.com/Mu2e/CRVTeststand  || exit 1
+
+cd CRVTeststand || exit 1
+
+echo "Checking out $CTAG ..."
+git checkout -b build $CTAG || exit 1
+
+make
+RC=$?
+if [ $RC -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR - make failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+FLAVOR=$(echo $SETUP_ROOT | awk '{print $4}')
+ROOTSETUP=$(echo $SETUP_ROOT | awk '{print $1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$7" "$8}')
+#      setupRequired("gcc $GCC_VERSION")
+
+mkdir -p upsd/CRVTeststand/$CTAG/ups
+mkdir -p upsd/CRVTeststand/$CTAG/$FLAVOR
+mkdir -p upsd/CRVTeststand/${CTAG}.version
+
+rsync -aur CRVTeststand/* upsd/CRVTeststand/$CTAG/$FLAVOR
+
+cat > upsd/CRVTeststand/$CTAG/ups/CRVTeststand.table <<EOL
+File    = table
+Product = CRVTeststand
+
+Group:
+
+  Flavor = Linux64bit+3.10-2.17
+  Qualifiers =
+
+  Common:
+    Action = setup
+      prodDir()
+      setupEnv()
+      envSet(\${UPS_PROD_NAME_UC}_VERSION, $CTAG)
+      setupRequired("$ROOTSETUP")
+      envSet( \${UPS_PROD_NAME_UC}_FQ_DIR, \${\${UPS_PROD_NAME_UC}_DIR}/\${UPS_PROD_FLAVOR} )
+      pathPrepend(PATH, \${\${UPS_PROD_NAME_UC}_FQ_DIR})
+      pathPrepend(PYTHONPATH, \$\${UPS_PROD_NAME_UC}_FQ_DIR/analysis/efficiency_demo )
+      pathPrepend(PYTHONPATH, \$\${UPS_PROD_NAME_UC}_FQ_DIR/analysis/testbench )
+
+End:
+
+EOL
+
+cat > upsd/CRVTeststand/${CTAG}.version/$FLAVOR <<EOL
+FILE    = version
+PRODUCT = CRVTeststand
+VERSION = $CTAG
+
+FLAVOR = $FLAVOR
+QUALIFIERS =
+  PROD_DIR = CRVTeststand/$CTAG
+  UPS_DIR = ups
+  TABLE_FILE = CRVTeststand.table
+
+
+EOL
+
+tar -cjf CRVTeststand-${CTAG}.bz2 -C upsd CRVTeststand/${CTAG} CRVTeststand/${CTAG}.version