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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# check if the directory $1/VCDEVEL exist
+
+if [ -d "$1/VCDEVEL" -a -f "$1/VCDEVEL/include/Vc/Vc" ]; then
+  echo "VCDEVEL already installed"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+wget http://ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de/upload/Vc-1.4.1.tar.gz
+#rm -rf Vc
+tar -xf Vc-1.4.1.tar.gz
+cd Vc-1.4.1
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$1/VCDEVEL -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$3 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$4 ..
+make
+make install
+