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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Usage: pull-and-make directory [make-params]
+#
+# This script is intended to continually poll a git repo
+# It will chdir to its first argument and pull from the remote repo
+# If there is a new version it will invoke make with the rest of the
+# arguments
+set -x
+set -e
+cd "$1"
+shift
+git pull > ~/tmp/pull-and-make.$$
+if grep '^Already up to date.$' ~/tmp/pull-and-make.$$
+then
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+make "$@"