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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Bootstrap a minimal environment required to build
+# a Drupal distribution tarball on Ubuntu 12.04LTS (precise)
+#
+
+set -xe
+
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y unzip php5-mysql php5-gd php5-cli libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server mysql-client php-pear git
+
+# install drush 6.0.0
+pear channel-discover pear.drush.org
+pear install drush/drush-6.0.0
+pear install Console_Table-1.1.3
+
+# add drupal-site-deployment drush extension
+wget https://github.com/mkissam/drush-dsd/archive/v0.3.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz
+mv drush-dsd-0.3 /usr/share/php/drush/commands/dsd
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Gating test script for Community portal
+# 1. prepare mysql database
+# 2. build distribution tarball
+# 3. install "groups" profile
+#
+# Prerequisites:
+#   bootstrap.sh required for setup php/drush environment.
+#   git clone the project into groups directory.
+#
+
+set -xe
+
+# create mysql database
+mysql <<EOF
+CREATE DATABASE groups;
+GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER
+  ON groups.*
+  TO 'groups'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
+EOF
+
+# build distribution tarball
+cd groups
+drush make --tar build-groups.make ../groups-snapshot.tar.gz
+cd ..
+
+# drush alias template
+cat >~/.drush/aliases.drushrc.php <<EOF
+<?php
+
+\$aliases['groups-dev'] = array(
+  'root' => '/srv/vhosts/groups.local/w',
+  'dsd-root' => '/srv/vhosts/groups.local',
+  'uri' => 'groups.local',
+  'databases' => array(
+    'default' => array(
+      'driver' => 'mysql',
+      'username' => 'groups',
+      'password'  => 'password',
+      'port' => '',
+      'host' => 'localhost',
+      'database' => 'groups',
+    ),
+  ),
+  'file-owner' => 'root',
+  'file-group' => 'www-data',
+  'variables' => array(
+    'site_name' => 'Groups Test Deployment',
+  ),
+  'profile' => 'groups',
+  'default-admin-password' => 'admin',
+);
+EOF
+
+mkdir -p /srv/vhosts/groups.local
+drush dsd-init @groups-dev groups-snapshot.tar.gz
+drush @groups-dev status
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