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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# To be run as part of a release test only on Linux
+
+# must be run in main folder
+# on a serious machine (48+ cores, say)
+
+if [ -d oqs-scripts ]; then
+    # just a temp setup
+    git checkout -b reltest
+    sed -i "s/enable\: false/enable\: true/g" oqs-template/generate.yml && \
+    python3 oqs-template/generate.py && \
+    oqs-scripts/clone_liboqs.sh && \
+    oqs-scripts/build_liboqs.sh && \
+    ./Configure no-shared linux-x86_64 -lm  && make generate_crypto_objects && \
+    make -j 48 && make test && \
+    python3 -m pytest --numprocesses=auto oqs-test/test_tls_full.py oqs-test/test_cms.py oqs-test/test_speed.py && \
+    LIBOQS_LIBTYPE=shared oqs-scripts/build_liboqs.sh && \
+    cp oqs/lib/*.so* . && \
+    make clean && ./Configure shared linux-x86_64 -lm && \
+    make -j 48 && LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. make test && \
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. python3 -m pytest --numprocesses=auto oqs-test/test_tls_full.py oqs-test/test_cms.py oqs-test/test_speed.py
+    # revert temp setup
+    git reset --hard
+else
+    echo "$0 must be run in main oqs-openssl folder. Exiting."
+fi
+