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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$1" == "" ]; then
+	echo "Usage $0 executable branch"
+	echo "executable    ethereum | mist"
+	echo "branch        develop | master"
+	exit
+fi
+
+exe=$1
+path=$exe
+branch=$2
+
+if [ "$branch" == "develop" ]; then
+	path="cmd/$exe"
+fi
+
+# Test if go is installed
+command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "Unable to find 'go'. This script requires go."; exit 1; }
+
+# Test if $GOPATH is set
+if [ "$GOPATH" == "" ]; then
+	echo "\$GOPATH not set"
+	exit
+fi
+
+echo "changing branch to $branch"
+cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
+git checkout $branch
+
+# installing package dependencies doesn't work for develop
+# branch as go get always pulls from master head
+# so build will continue to fail, but this installs locally
+# for people who git clone since go install will manage deps
+
+#echo "go get -u -d github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/$path"
+#go get -v -u -d github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/$path
+#if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+#	echo "go get failed"
+#	exit
+#fi
+
+cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/$path
+
+if [ "$exe" == "mist" ]; then
+	echo "Building Mist GUI. Assuming Qt is installed. If this step"
+	echo "fails; please refer to: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Building-Ethereum(Go)"
+else
+	echo "Building ethereum CLI."
+fi
+
+go install
+echo "done. Please run $exe :-)"