diff --git a/common/maketarballs.sh b/common/maketarballs.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+find . -name VERSION -exec rm {} \;
+rm -rf dist
+mkdir dist
+for pkg in pkg master slave pkg www/base www/console_view www/waterfall_view
+do
+  pip install -e ${pkg}
+  (
+    cd ${pkg}
+    rm -rf dist
+    python setup.py sdist
+  )
+  cp ${pkg}/dist/* dist/
+  pip wheel ${pkg} -w dist
+done