Valgrind install script

valgrind-install

#!/bin/bash

# Valgrind install - inspired by http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/learn-c-the-hard-waych5.html
# Ryan Blunden, 2012

# Update as Valgrind is updated
version="3.7.0"
verified_checksum="a855fda56edf05614f099dca316d1775"

# 1) Change into tmp
cwd=`pwd`
cd /tmp

# 2) Download it to
curl -0 "http://valgrind.org/downloads/valgrind-$version.tar.bz2" -o "valgrind-$version.tar.bz2"

# Check md5sum to make sure it matches the one on the site
file_checksum=`md5 "./valgrind-$version.tar.bz2" | awk '{ print $4 }'`

if [ $verified_checksum != $file_checksum ]; then
	echo "md5 checksum mismatch, aborting"
	exit
fi

# 2) Unpack
tar -xjvf "./valgrind-$version.tar.bz2"

# cd into newly created directory
cd "./valgrind-$version"

# 3) Configure
./configure

# 4) make
make 

# 5) install it
sudo make install

# 6) Finish
cd ../
rm -fr "./valgrind-$version"
unlink "./valgrind-$version.tar.bz2"
cd $cwd