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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Usage:       ./build_static_rsync
+#                or
+#              bash build_static_rsync
+# Description: Download newest stable rsync release and
+#                compiles a static binary
+# Author:      Patrick Neumann (patrick@neumannsland.de)
+# Platform:    Debian or Raspbian GNU/Linux (tested: 9.5)
+# Version:     1.0
+# Date:        06.07.2018
+# License:     GPL3
+# Warranty:    This program is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY
+
+# autodetect arch:
+ARCH="$( /bin/uname --machine )"
+
+# autodetect release or do it manualy:
+RELEASE="$( /usr/bin/curl -s https://rsync.samba.org/ \
+            | /bin/grep -E "Rsync version [[:digit:]]\.[[:digit:]]{1,2}\.[[:digit:]]{1,2} released" \
+            | /usr/bin/head -n 1 \
+            | /bin/grep -o -E "[[:digit:]]\.[[:digit:]]{1,2}\.[[:digit:]]{1,2}" )"
+#VERSION="3.1.3"
+/usr/bin/test -n "${RELEASE}" || ( echo "Release detection failed - please edit script manually" ; exit 1 )
+
+# dependencies (static libs):
+if [ ! -f /usr/share/build-essential/list ] ; then /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/apt install build-essential --assume-yes ; fi
+if [ ! -f /usr/lib/*-linux-gnu*/libc.a ] ; then /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/apt install libc6-dev --assume-yes ; fi
+if [ ! -f /usr/lib/*-linux-gnu*/libpopt.a ] ; then /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/apt install libpopt-dev --assume-yes ; fi
+if [ ! -f /usr/bin/yodl2man ] ; then /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/apt install yodl --assume-yes ; fi
+
+# downloading...
+/usr/bin/wget https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync-${RELEASE}.tar.gz
+
+# extracting...
+/bin/tar xzf rsync-${RELEASE}.tar.gz 
+
+# compiling and stripping...
+cd rsync-${RELEASE}/
+./configure
+/usr/bin/make CFLAGS="-I./popt -I./zlib -static" EXEEXT="-${ARCH}-${RELEASE}"
+/usr/bin/strip rsync-${ARCH}-${RELEASE}
+
+# final instructions:
+echo
+echo "Ready to copy:"
+echo
+echo "  cp $PWD/rsync-${ARCH}-${RELEASE} /media/POLICE/"
+echo
+
+exit 0
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