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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# Make a directory in /tmp/OpenFPM_data
+
+mkdir /tmp/openfpm_io
+mv * .[^.]* /tmp/openfpm_io
+mv /tmp/openfpm_io OpenFPM_IO
+
+mkdir OpenFPM_IO/src/config
+
+git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_devices.git OpenFPM_devices
+git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_data.git OpenFPM_data
+
+cd "$1/OpenFPM_data"
+
+sh ./autogen.sh
+if [ "$2" == "master" ]
+then
+ sh ./configure --disable-gpu
+else
+ sh ./configure
+fi
+make
+
+./src/io
+