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+#!/bin/sh
+# create .tar.gz file for monitord with ActiveMQ plug-in
+DIST_NAME=monitord-dist
+TARGET_DIR=./$DIST_NAME
+
+# configure with ActiveMQ support
+CPPFLAGS=`activemqcpp-config --includes` ./configure --enable-plugins --with-activemq
+
+make clean
+make
+
+# create distribution
+if [ -d $TARGET_DIR ]; then
+	rm -rf $TARGET_DIR 
+fi
+
+mkdir $TARGET_DIR
+cp monitord/monitord $TARGET_DIR
+cp monitord/plugins/.libs/libmplugin_activemq.* $TARGET_DIR
+
+# find libactivemq
+LIBACTIVEMQ=`ldconfig -p | grep "activemq" | cut -d\> -f2`
+cp $(dirname -- "$LIBACTIVEMQ")/libactivemq* $TARGET_DIR
+
+wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/schakko/1a3f4997efbf7f243b04/raw/09730b535c0568c70bec0cc80cb27451345994d9/monitord.xml -O $TARGET_DIR/monitord.xml
+
+# comprtess
+tar -zcvf $DIST_NAME.tar.gz $TARGET_DIR