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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2012  Ryan Houlgate <rhoulgate@member.fsf.org>
+#
+#    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+#
+
+VERSION=1
+
+. ./config
+
+
+# Need to remove an 'option' in the XML file.
+# It extends for five lines, so we will comment
+# them out.
+xmlFileName=workarounds/workarounds.xml.in
+xmlStringToLookFor=fglrx_xgl_fix
+xmlSkipLines=4
+
+cat $xmlFileName | while read line; do
+
+   if (echo $line|grep $xmlStringToLookFor>/dev/null); then
+       echo "<!-- Removing recommendation to use non-free software"
+       echo "$line"
+       count=0
+
+       while [ "$count" -lt "$xmlSkipLines" ] ; do
+          count=`expr $count + 1`;
+          read line
+          echo "$line"
+       done
+
+       echo "-->"
+   else
+       echo "$line"
+   fi
+
+done  > $xmlFileName.tmp 
+mv $xmlFileName.tmp $xmlFileName
+
+# The C++ code calls methods that appear to be based
+# on the part of the XML file that we removed. 
+# There is a method that returns a boolean to
+# indicate whether or not this feature should
+# be exhibited. I've created a dummy method 
+# that always returns false for that.
+# It's declared as "extern" in the "*.h" file.
+# It's defined at the end of the "*.cpp" file.
+# There is another call to a related method.
+# I just comment out that call.
+cppFileName=workarounds/src/workarounds.cpp
+cppStringToLookFor=optionSetFglrxXglFixNotify
+cppSkipLines=2
+
+
+cat $cppFileName | while read line; do
+
+   if (echo $line|grep $cppStringToLookFor>/dev/null); then
+       echo "/**************** Removing recommendation to use non-free software"
+       echo "$line"
+       count=0
+
+       while [ "$count" -lt "$cppSkipLines" ] ; do
+          count=`expr $count + 1`;
+          read line
+          echo "$line"
+       done
+
+       echo "****************/"
+   else
+       echo "$line"
+   fi
+
+done  > $cppFileName.tmp 
+mv $cppFileName.tmp $cppFileName
+
+
+# Create declaration of method in the *.h file
+echo "extern bool optionGetFglrxXglFix();" >> workarounds/src/workarounds.h
+
+# Create definition of method in the *.cpp file
+echo "// Providing dummy method to always return false due to the removal" >> workarounds/src/workarounds.cpp
+echo "// of non-free software recommendation" >> workarounds/src/workarounds.cpp
+echo "bool optionGetFglrxXglFix() { return false; }" >> workarounds/src/workarounds.cpp
+
+changelog "Remove recomendation to use fglrx (non-free software)"
+
+compile