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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# $Id:$
+#
+
+export outFile=aConfig.in	# file for reading and writing to.
+export inFile=packages.sorted	# file for reading and writing to.
+
+declare TRACKING_DIR=/var/lib/jhalfs/BLFS
+
+declare PKG_NAME
+declare PKG_XML_FILE
+declare PKG_DIR
+declare SAVE_IFS=${IFS}
+declare -a DIR_TREE
+declare PREV_DIR1="none"
+declare PREV_DIR2="none"
+declare MENU_SET1="n"
+declare MENU_SET2="n"
+
+declare PKG_VER
+
+get_pkg_ver() {
+  local this_script=$1
+  
+  PKG_VER=$(xmllint --noent ./blfs-xml/book/bookinfo.xml 2>/dev/null | \
+            grep -i " ${this_script#*-?-}-version " | cut -d "\"" -f2 )
+
+}
+
+sort packages -b --key=2 --field-separator=/ --output=packages.sorted
+
+> $outFile
+
+#---------------------#
+#         MAIN        #
+#---------------------#
+: <<enddoc
+  This script will create a Config.in file from the contents
+  of the file <packages>.
+  Packages previously installed will not be included.
+enddoc
+
+while [ 0 ]
+do
+
+#  read -r || break 1
+  read || break 1
+  if [[ "${REPLY}" = "" ]] || \
+     [[ "${REPLY:0:1}" = "=" ]] || \
+     [[ "${REPLY:0:1}" = "#" ]]; then
+    continue
+  fi
+  
+  set -- $REPLY
+  PKG_NAME=$1 
+  PKG_XML_FILE=$(basename $2)
+  PKG_DIR=$(dirname $2)
+  if [ $PKG_DIR = "." ]; then
+    if [ -e $TRACKING_DIR/${PKG_NAME} ]; then continue; fi
+    PKG_NAME=$(echo ${PKG_NAME} | tr [a-z] [A-Z])
+    echo -e "config CONFIG_$PKG_NAME" >> $outFile
+    echo -e "\tbool \"$PKG_NAME\"" >> $outFile
+    echo -e "\tdefault n" >> $outFile
+    continue
+  fi
+
+    # Deal with a few unusable chapter names
+  case ${PKG_NAME} in
+     other-* | others-* ) continue
+      ;;
+     xorg7-* ) # Deal with sub-elements of Xorg7, mandatory for build. 
+               # No need to (even possible?) to build separately
+         continue
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+    # IF this package name-version exists in the tracking dir
+    # do not add this package to the list of installable pkgs.
+  get_pkg_ver "${PKG_NAME}"
+  if [ -e $TRACKING_DIR/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VER} ]; then continue; fi
+  
+  IFS="/"
+  DIR_TREE=(${PKG_DIR})
+  IFS="$SAVE_IFS"
+
+	# Define a top level menu  
+  if [ "$PREV_DIR1" != "${DIR_TREE[1]}" ]; then
+    if [ $MENU_SET1 = "y" ]; then 
+      # Close out any open secondary menu
+      if [ $MENU_SET2 = "y" ]; then 
+        echo -e "\tendmenu" >> $outFile
+        # Reset 'menu open' flag
+        MENU_SET2="n"
+      fi
+      # Close the current top level menu
+      echo -e "endmenu\n" >> $outFile
+    fi
+    # Open a new top level menu
+    echo -e "menu "$(echo ${DIR_TREE[1]:0:1} | tr [a-z] [A-Z])${DIR_TREE[1]:1}"" >> $outFile
+    MENU_SET1="y"    
+  fi
+
+	# Define a secondary menu
+  if [ "$PREV_DIR2" != "${DIR_TREE[2]}" ]; then
+      # Close out the previous open menu structure
+    if [ $MENU_SET2 = "y" ]; then 
+      echo -e "\tendmenu\n"  >> $outFile
+    fi
+      # Initialize a new 2nd level menu structure. 
+    echo -e "\tmenu "$(echo ${DIR_TREE[2]:0:1} | tr [a-z] [A-Z])${DIR_TREE[2]:1}"" >> $outFile
+    MENU_SET2="y"    
+  fi
+(
+cat << EOF
+	config CONFIG_$PKG_NAME
+		bool "$PKG_NAME ${PKG_VER}"
+		default n		
+EOF
+) >> $outFile
+
+  PREV_DIR1=${DIR_TREE[1]}
+  PREV_DIR2=${DIR_TREE[2]}
+done <"$inFile"
+
+if [ $MENU_SET2 = "y" ]; then echo -e "\tendmenu" >> $outFile; fi
+if [ $MENU_SET1 = "y" ]; then echo "endmenu" >> $outFile; fi
+
+(
+cat << EOF
+config optDependency
+	int "Dependency level 1/2/3"
+	default 2
+	range 1 3
+	help
+		1 for required
+		2 for required and recommended
+		3 for required, recommended, and optional
+
+
+config SUDO
+	bool "Build as User"
+	default	y
+	help
+		Select if sudo will be used (you want build as a normal user)
+		        otherwise sudo is not needed (you want build as root)
+
+EOF
+) >> $outFile
+
+
+
+