protobuf-python-install.sh

#!/bin/sh

#
# This script will install the python bindings for protobuf
#

# settings
PROTOBUF_VERSION="2.3.0"
PROTOBUF_DIR="protobuf-${PROTOBUF_VERSION}"

# create /usr/local/src dir
mkdir -p /usr/local/src && cd /usr/local/src

# download
curl -O "http://protobuf.googlecode.com/files/${PROTOBUF_DIR}.tar.bz2"

# extract
tar xjf ${PROTOBUF_DIR}.tar.bz2

# install python bindings
cd ${PROTOBUF_DIR}/python
python setup.py test
python setup.py install