diff --git a/tools/mk-ede-release.sh b/tools/mk-ede-release.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# download fresh repository copy of ede and edelib and do whatever magic is needed
+# to prepare release
+
+RELEASE_VERSION="2.0"
+
+############################################
+
+dprint() {
+	echo "* $1"
+}
+
+release_dir="release-$RELEASE_VERSION"
+release_dir_full="`pwd`/$release_dir"
+
+# prepare location dir
+rm -Rf $release_dir
+mkdir -p $release_dir
+cd $release_dir
+
+ede_svn_base="https://ede.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/ede"
+ede_svn_trunk="$ede_svn_base/trunk"
+ede_svn_tags="$ede_svn_base/tags"
+
+############################################
+
+# make tag(s)
+dprint "Tagging edelib"
+svn copy "$ede_svn_trunk/edelib" "$ede_svn_tags/edelib-$RELEASE_VERSION" -m "Tagging edelib to $RELEASE_VERSION"
+
+dprint "Tagging ede"
+svn copy "$ede_svn_trunk/ede2"   "$ede_svn_tags/ede-$RELEASE_VERSION" -m "Tagging ede to $RELEASE_VERSION"
+
+############################################
+
+package="edelib-$RELEASE_VERSION"
+
+dprint "Getting edelib..."
+svn co "$ede_svn_trunk/edelib" $package
+
+cd $package
+find . -name ".svn" -type d | xargs rm -Rf
+./autogen.sh
+rm -Rf "autom4te.cache"
+cd ..
+
+tar -czpvf $package.tar.gz $package
+md5sum $package.tar.gz > checksum
+
+############################################
+
+package="ede-$RELEASE_VERSION"
+
+dprint "Getting ede..."
+svn co "$ede_svn_trunk/ede2" $package
+
+cd $package
+find . -name ".svn" -type d | xargs rm -Rf
+./autogen.sh
+rm -Rf "autom4te.cache"
+
+# make icon theme
+cd data/icon-themes
+mv edeneu edeneu-svg
+edelib-convert-icontheme edeneu-svg edeneu
+edelib-mk-indextheme edeneu > edeneu/index.theme
+cd ..
+
+cd $release_dir_full
+cd $package
+
+# append it
+echo "# added by $0" >> Jamconfig.in
+echo "INSTALL_ICON_THEMES = 1 ;" >> Jamconfig.in
+cd ..
+
+tar -czpvf $package.tar.gz $package
+md5sum $package.tar.gz >> checksum
+