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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# You will need to get swim at http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/avd
+my $home = "$ENV{HOME}/.gbootroot";
+my $home_yard = "$home/yard";
+my $template_dir = "$home_yard/templates/";
+my $home_yard_replacements = "$home_yard/Replacements";
+
+# And tests will be ran here for file-rc and swim
+# Options: to include or remove docs /usr/share/{doc,man,info}
+
+system "swim --search \"Priority: required\" > /dev/null 2>&1";
+my $swim_packages = "swim -qS|";
+my $swim_list = "swim -qSl|";
+my $file_rc = "swim -ql file-rc|";
+
+open(SWIM,$swim_packages) or die "Couldn't open $?\n";
+my @required_packages = <SWIM>; chomp @required_packages;
+close(SWIM);
+
+open(SWIM,$swim_list) or die "Couldn't open $?\n";
+my @required_files = <SWIM>; chomp @required_files;
+close(SWIM);
+
+open(SWIM,$file_rc) or die "Couldn't open $?\n";
+my @extra_files = <SWIM>; chomp @extra_files;
+close(SWIM);
+
+push(@required_files,@extra_files);
+
+# This creates a tweaked runlevel.conf which is easier then trying to figure
+# out which symlinks to use in /etc/rc?d.
+
+
+open(DEBIAN,">$template_dir/Debian-test.yard") 
+	or die "Couldn't open $?\n";
+
+print DEBIAN stuff();
+
+
+foreach (@required_files) {
+	if (-e && !-d) {
+		print DEBIAN "$_\n";
+	}
+
+}
+close(DEBIAN);
+
+sub stuff {
+$stuff = << "STUFF";
+# This template creates a complete Debian system which is more streamlined than 
+# the base.tgz used for normal installations.  Once everything is made, you can 
+# use user-mode-linux to tweak the system, as well as apt.  make-debain 
+# generates all the information you need, you will need swim and file-rc 
+# installed, and you will have to be running a Debian system to make this 
+# template.
+
+# The STUFF NEEDED in order for init to work.
+/etc/inittab <= Replacements/etc/inittab.debian
+/etc/default/rcS
+
+
+# The information needed so that dpkg can work.
+
+
+## ALL the REQUIRED files generated by make-debian
+STUFF
+
+return $stuff;
+} # end sub stuff
+