Make a package.

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

## Usage make_package.sh [<PackageName>] [<TargetDir>]
## Must be run in basedir of package.
## PackageName defaults to name of current dir.
## TargetDir defaults to /tmp/package
## Uses .rsync-filter if present


PKG=${1:-"$(basename $PWD)"}
RELEASE=$(date "+%d%m%Y")
PKGDIR="/tmp/package"
TARGETDIR=${2:-"/tmp/package"}
USERNAME="johntyree"

mkdir -p "${PKGDIR}/${PKG}"
rsync -arFF --delete-excluded --delete -m \
  --filter "- .svn" \
  --filter "- *make_package.sh*" \
  --filter "- *~" \
  $(pwd)/ "${PKGDIR}/${PKG}"
chmod 777 -R "${PKGDIR}/${PKG}"
tar -C "$PKGDIR" -cvzf "${TARGETDIR}/${PKG}_r${RELEASE}.tar.gz" "${PKG}"
chmod 777 "${TARGETDIR}/${PKG}_r${RELEASE}.tar.gz"

## Example SourceForge upload command.
## scp "${TARGETDIR}/${PKG}_r${RELEASE}.tar.gz" "$USERNAME,$(tr [A-Z] [a-z] <<< $PKG)"@"frs.sourceforge.net:/home/pfs/project/v/vp/vphylomm/"