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+#! /usr/local/bin/parrot
+# Copyright (C) 2009, Parrot Foundation.
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+setup.pir - Python distutils style
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+No Configure step, no Makefile generated.
+
+=head1 USAGE
+
+    $ parrot setup.pir build
+    $ parrot setup.pir test
+    $ sudo parrot setup.pir install
+
+=cut
+
+.sub 'main' :main
+    .param pmc args
+    $S0 = shift args
+    load_bytecode 'distutils.pbc'
+
+    # build
+    $P0 = new 'Hash'
+    $P1 = new 'Hash'
+    $P1['markdown/grammar_gen.pir'] = 'markdown/grammar.pg'
+    $P0['pir_pge'] = $P1
+    $P2 = new 'Hash'
+    $P2['markdown/actions_gen.pir'] = 'markdown/actions.pm'
+    $P0['pir_nqp'] = $P2
+    $P3 = new 'Hash'
+    $P4 = split "\n", <<'SOURCES'
+markdown/Compiler.pir
+markdown/Node.pir
+markdown/grammar_gen.pir
+markdown/actions_gen.pir
+markdown/builtins.pir
+markdown/builtins/is_strict.pir
+markdown/builtins/length.pir
+SOURCES
+    $P3['markdown/markdown.pbc'] = $P4
+    $P5 = split ' ', 'markdown.pir'
+    $P3['markdown.pbc'] = $P5
+    $P0['pbc_pir'] = $P3
+    $P6 = new 'Hash'
+    $P6['parrot-markdown'] = 'markdown.pbc'
+    $P0['exe_pbc'] = $P6
+    # test
+    $S0 = get_parrot()
+    $P0['prove_exec'] = $S0
+    # install
+    $P7 = split ' ', 'markdown/markdown.pbc'
+    $P0['inst_lang'] = $P7
+    .tailcall setup(args :flat, $P0 :flat :named)
+.end
+
+
+# Local Variables:
+#   mode: pir
+#   fill-column: 100
+# End:
+# vim: expandtab shiftwidth=4 ft=pir: