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+#!/bin/sh
+# This script is used for testing the build, primarily for use
+# with travis, but may be used by hand as well.
+
+set -e
+set -x
+
+# Test autoconf build
+autoconf_build()
+{
+    mkdir autoconf-build
+    cd autoconf-build
+    ../configure --prefix=$(readlink -f ../autoconf-install)
+    make
+    make install
+    make check
+}
+
+# Install needed tools
+cmake_deps()
+{
+    mkdir -p download
+    mkdir -p tools
+
+    cmake_file="cmake-3.8.2-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
+    cmake_url="https://cmake.org/files/v3.8/${cmake_file}"
+    cmake_hash="574673d3f37b0be6a0813b894a8bce9c4af08c13f1ec25c030a69f42e0e4b349e0192385ef20c8a9271055b7c3b24c5b20fb5009762131a3fba3d17576e641f1"
+
+    ninja_file="ninja-linux.zip"
+    ninja_url="https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.7.2/${ninja_file}"
+    ninja_hash="2dddc52750c5e6f841acd0d978b894c9a6562f12ddb4ba9e5118a213f54265f065682ffe1bc7bc2ac6146760145d17800a4b7373791cd1fbbaf0836faf050e19"
+
+    (
+        cd download
+        if [ ! -f "$cmake_file" ] || [ "$(sha512sum "$cmake_file")" != "$cmake_hash  $cmake_file" ]; then
+            wget "$cmake_url"
+            if [ "$(sha512sum "$cmake_file")" != "$cmake_hash  $cmake_file" ]; then
+                echo "Error: cmake download hash mismatch" >&2
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+        tar xf "$cmake_file"
+        cp -a ${cmake_file%.tar.gz}/* ../tools
+
+        if [ "$1" = "Ninja" ]; then
+            if [ ! -f "$ninja_file" ] || [ "$(sha512sum "$ninja_file")" != "$ninja_hash  $ninja_file" ]; then
+                wget "$ninja_url"
+                if [ "$(sha512sum "$ninja_file")" != "$ninja_hash  $ninja_file" ]; then
+                    echo "Error: ninja download hash mismatch" >&2
+                    exit 1
+                fi
+            fi
+            unzip "$ninja_file"
+            mv ninja ../tools/bin
+        fi
+    )
+}
+
+# Test autoconf build
+cmake_build()
+{
+    PATH="$(pwd)/tools/bin:$PATH"
+    mkdir cmake-build
+    cd cmake-build
+    cmake -G "$1" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="$2" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../autoconf-install ..
+    cmake --build .
+    cmake --build . --target install
+    ctest -V
+}
+
+build=$1
+shift
+
+case $build in
+    autoconf)
+        echo "Testing Autoconf build"
+        autoconf_build "$@"
+        ;;
+    cmake)
+        echo "Testing CMake build"
+        cmake_deps "$@"
+        cmake_build "$@"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Invalid argument: \"$arg\"" >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0