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+rem @echo off
+
+setlocal
+set BASE=_distrib_zip\wxPython-%1
+
+rem **** Make a directory to build up a distribution tree
+mkdir _distrib_zip
+mkdir %BASE%
+mkdir %BASE%\wx
+mkdir %BASE%\wxPython
+mkdir %BASE%\demo
+mkdir %BASE%\scripts
+
+rem *** copy files
+copy /s wx %BASE%\wx
+copy /s wxPython %BASE%\wxPython
+copy /s demo %BASE%\demo
+copy /s scripts %BASE%\scripts
+copy ..\BIN\*h_*.dll %BASE%\wx
+
+
+
+
+rem *** remove unneeded files
+cd _distrib_zip
+ffind /A:D /SB CVS > del-files
+cat del-files
+del /sxzy @del-files
+del del-files
+cd ..
+
+
+
+rem *** bundle it all up
+cd _distrib_zip
+tar cvf ../dist/wxPythonWIN32-preview-%1.tar wxPython-%1
+gzip -9 ../dist/wxPythonWIN32-preview-%1.tar
+
+rem *** cleanup
+cd ..
+del /sxzy _distrib_zip
+
+endlocal
+
+
+