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+# -*- mode: shell-script -*-
+# Shell functions for downloading and extracting a RHEL or RHEL clone RPM
+
+# Arguments:
+# $1: Linux distribution name
+# $2: Linux distribution version (major.minor)
+# $3: architecture
+function get_srpm_urls() {
+    local arch distro releasever releasevermajor releaseverminor
+
+    distro="$1"
+    releasever="$2"
+    arch="$3"
+    IFS=.
+    set -- "$2"
+    unset IFS
+    releasevermajor="$1"
+    releaseverminor="$2"
+
+    case "$distro" in
+	"CentOS"*)
+	    case $releasever in
+		5.*|6.[01])
+		    echo "http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/os/SRPMS http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/updates/SRPMS";;
+		[67].*)
+		    echo "http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/os/Source/SPackages http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/updates/Source/SPackages";;
+	    esac
+	    ;;
+	"Red Hat Enterprise Linux"*)
+	    case $releasever in
+		[56].*)
+		    echo "http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/${releasevermajor}Server/en/os/SRPMS http://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/rhel/rc/7/Server/source/tree/Packages";;
+	    esac
+	    ;;
+	"Oracle Linux Server")
+	    echo "http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL${releasevermajor}/${releaseverminor}/base/${arch}/getPackageSource http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL${releasevermajor}/latest/${arch}/getPackageSource http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL${releasevermajor}/UEK/latest/${arch}/getPackageSource"
+	    ;;
+	"Scientific Linux")
+	    case $releasever in
+		5.*)
+		    echo "http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasevermajor$releaseverminor/SRPMS/vendor";;
+		6.*)
+		    echo "http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/SRPMS/vendor";;
+	    esac
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    echo "Unknown type of distribution: $distro" >&2
+	    return 1
+	    ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# Arguments:
+# $1: Linux distribution name
+# $2: Linux distribution version (major.minor)
+# $3: architecture
+function get_rpm_urls() {
+    local arch distro releasever releasevermajor releaseverminor
+
+    distro="$1"
+    releasever="$2"
+    arch="$3"
+    IFS=.
+    set -- "$2"
+    unset IFS
+    releasevermajor="$1"
+    releaseverminor="$2"
+
+    case "$distro" in
+	"CentOS"*)
+	    case $releasever in
+		5.*)
+		    echo "http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/os/${arch}/CentOS http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/updates/${arch}/RPMS";;
+		6.[01])
+		    echo "http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/os/${arch}/Packages http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/updates/${arch}/Packages";;
+		[67].*)
+		    echo "http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/os/${arch}/Packages http://vault.centos.org/${releasever}/updates/${arch}/Packages";;
+	    esac
+	    ;;
+	"Red Hat Enterprise Linux"*)
+	    echo "";;
+	"Oracle Linux Server")
+	    echo "http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL${releasevermajor}/${releaseverminor}/base/${arch}/getPackageSource http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL${releasevermajor}/latest/${arch}/getPackageSource http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL${releasevermajor}/UEK/latest/${arch}/getPackageSource"
+	    ;;
+	"Scientific Linux")
+	    case $releasever in
+		5.*)
+		    echo "http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasevermajor$releaseverminor/SRPMS/vendor";;
+		6.*)
+		    echo "http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/$releasever/SRPMS/vendor";;
+	    esac
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    echo "Unknown distribution type: $distro" >&2
+	    return 1
+	    ;;
+    esac
+}