diff --git a/package.bat b/package.bat
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+@echo off
+
+pushd W:\4ed
+call "misc\build_all.bat" /O2
+copy build\4ed.exe current_dist\4coder\*
+copy build\4ed_app.dll current_dist\4coder\*
+copy data\* current_dist\4coder\*
+del current_dist\4coder\basic.cpp
+
+call "misc\build_all.bat" /O2 /DFRED_SUPER
+copy build\4ed.exe current_dist_super\4coder\*
+copy build\4ed_app.dll current_dist_super\4coder\*
+copy code\buildsuper.bat current_dist_super\4coder\*
+copy data\* current_dist_super\4coder\*
+del current_dist_super\4coder\basic.cpp
+copy code\4coder_*.h current_dist_super\4coder\*
+copy code\4coder_*.cpp current_dist_super\4coder\*
+copy current_dist\4coder\*.txt current_dist_super\4coder\*
+copy current_dist\4coder\3rdparty\* current_dist_super\4coder\3rdparty\*
+del current_dist_super\4coder\*.pdb
+del current_dist_super\4coder\*.lib
+del current_dist_super\4coder\*.obj
+del current_dist_super\4coder\4coder_custom.dll
+
+del current_dist_power\power\* /F /Q
+copy code\power\* current_dist_power\power\*
+
+popd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Linux packaging script by insofaras
+#
+# Usage:
+# 
+# * Put all the .txt, .ttf, etc stuff in TEMPLATE_DIR and it'll get copied over
+#   (including the 3rd party folder)
+#
+# * Put the makefile (included at the end of this file) in the dir above 4coder/code
+#
+# * Change the other dir variables as appropriate
+#
+
+TEMPLATE_DIR="$HOME/Desktop/4coder/release_template/"
+CODE_DIR="$HOME/Desktop/4coder"
+TMP_DIR="/tmp/4coder"
+OUT_ZIP="$HOME/Desktop/4coder-linux.zip"
+
+mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"
+
+pushd "$CODE_DIR"
+
+make clean
+make release32
+cp -r "${TEMPLATE_DIR}" "$TMP_DIR/32"
+cp ./4ed ./4ed_app.so ./code/4coder_*.h ./code/4coder_*.cpp "$TMP_DIR/32/"
+
+make clean
+make release
+cp -r "${TEMPLATE_DIR}" "$TMP_DIR/64"
+cp ./4ed ./4ed_app.so ./code/4coder_*.h ./code/4coder_*.cpp "$TMP_DIR/64/"
+
+make clean
+
+cat << EOF > "$TMP_DIR/readme.txt"
+This is a linux 4coder release.
+Brought to you by Mr4thDimention and insofaras.
+
+Enjoy!
+EOF
+
+pushd "$TMP_DIR/.."
+zip -r "$OUT_ZIP" "$(basename $TMP_DIR)"
+popd
+
+rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
+
+popd
+
+echo "Created linux 4coder package: $OUT_ZIP"
+
+exit
+
+## The makefile, copy it into a file called "makefile" one dir above the code/ dir.
+
+CPP_FILES := $(wildcard *.cpp) $(wildcard **/*.cpp)
+H_FILES := $(wildcard *.h) $(wildcard **/*.h)
+WARNINGS := -Wno-write-strings 
+PLAT_LINKS := -L/usr/local/lib -lX11 -lpthread -lm -lrt -lGL -ldl 
+FLAGS := -fPIC -fno-threadsafe-statics -pthread
+
+all: 4ed_app.so 4ed
+
+4ed_app.so: $(CPP_FILES) $(H_FILES)
+	g++ $(WARNINGS) $(FLAGS) -std=gnu++0x -shared code/4ed_app_target.cpp -iquoteforeign -o 4ed_app.so
+
+4ed: $(CPP_FILES) $(H_FILES)
+	g++ $(WARNINGS) $(FLAGS) -std=gnu++0x code/linux_4ed.cpp -iquoteforeign $(PLAT_LINKS) -o $@
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) -f 4ed_app.so 4ed
+	
+release: FLAGS += -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -fno-stack-protector -Wl,--wrap=memcpy code/linux_release_compat.c -Wl,-s
+release: 4ed_app.so 4ed
+	strip -R .comment $^
+	
+release32: FLAGS += -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -fno-stack-protector -Wl,-s -m32
+release32: 4ed_app.so 4ed
+	strip -R .comment $^
+
+.PHONY: clean release release32
+