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+@echo off
+if "%MOZ_TOOLS%" == "" goto no_moz_tools
+
+echo.
+echo MOZ_TOOLS is set to %MOZ_TOOLS%
+echo.
+
+echo copying exes and dlls to %MOZ_TOOLS%\bin
+if not exist %MOZ_TOOLS%\bin\NUL mkdir %MOZ_TOOLS%\bin >NUL
+copy bin\x86\* %MOZ_TOOLS%\bin >NUL
+
+echo copying include files to %MOZ_TOOLS%\include
+if not exist %MOZ_TOOLS%\include\NUL mkdir %MOZ_TOOLS%\include >NUL
+copy include\* %MOZ_TOOLS%\include >NUL
+
+echo copying include files to %MOZ_TOOLS%\include\libIDL
+if not exist %MOZ_TOOLS%\include\libIDL\NUL mkdir %MOZ_TOOLS%\include\libIDL >NUL
+copy include\libIDL\* %MOZ_TOOLS%\include\libIDL  >NUL
+
+echo copying lib files to %MOZ_TOOLS%\lib 
+if not exist %MOZ_TOOLS%\lib\NUL mkdir %MOZ_TOOLS%\lib >NUL
+copy lib\* %MOZ_TOOLS%\lib >NUL
+
+echo.
+echo done copying
+echo.
+echo make sure that MOZ_TOOLS\bin is on your path
+echo.
+goto done
+
+:no_moz_tools
+echo.
+echo. ERROR!
+echo.
+echo You need to set MOZ_TOOLS in your environment.
+echo MOZ_TOOLS should be the name of a directory that 
+echo you create to hold these tools. 
+echo.
+echo. e.g.
+echo.   mkdir c:\moz_tools
+echo.   set MOZ_TOOLS=c:\moz_tools
+echo.
+echo MOZ_TOOLS should be set permanently so that it is 
+echo available to the build system whenever mozilla is building.
+echo.
+echo.
+echo Please set MOZ_TOOLS and run install.bat again
+echo.
+
+:done
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