web-install

#!/bin/bash
# Do the `./configure && make && sudo make install` dance, given a download URL

if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
    echo "usage: `basename $0` URL"
    exit 1
fi

set -e  # Fail on errors

url=$1

wget --no-check-certificate $url
archive=`basename $url`

if echo $archive | grep -q .tar.bz2; then
    tar -xjf $archive
else
    tar -xzf $archive
fi

cd ${archive/.tar*}

if [ -f setup.py ]; then
    sudo python setup.py install
else
    ./configure && make && sudo make install
fi

cd ..