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+#
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+#
+# Run from OpenNetworkLinux top directory
+#
+#cd /aux/OpenNetworkLinux
+set -e
+
+# override shell variables to match custom local build environment
+: ${ONL_TOPDIR:=`pwd`}
+: ${BALSRC_RELEASE:=bal_src_release}
+: ${BALSRC_ZIPNAME:=SW-BCM68620_2_4_3_6.zip}
+: ${SWISDK_TARNAME:=sdk-all-6.5.7}
+
+: ${BROADCOM_DOWNLOAD_DIR:=${HOME}/broadcom/download}  # directory containing SW-BCM68620_2_4_x.zip
+: ${EDGECORE_DOWNLOAD_DIR:=${HOME}/edgecore/download}  # directory containing ASFvOLT16 patch file for BAL
+
+: ${PATCH_FILENAME:=BAL_2.4.3.6-V201709291146.patch}   # use latest know ASFvOLT16 patch file as default
+
+echo ONL_TOPDIR=${ONL_TOPDIR}
+echo BALSRC_RELEASE=${BALSRC_RELEASE}
+echo BALSRC_ZIPNAME=${BALSRC_ZIPNAME}
+echo SWISDK_TARNAME=${SWISDK_TARNAME}
+echo PATCH_FILENAME=${PATCH_FILENAME}
+echo BROADCOM_DOWNLOAD_DIR=${BROADCOM_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
+echo EDGECORE_DOWNLOAD_DIR=${EDGECORE_DOWNLOAD_DIR}
+
+mkdir -p $ONL_TOPDIR/${BALSRC_RELEASE}
+cd $ONL_TOPDIR/${BALSRC_RELEASE}
+
+unzip ${BROADCOM_DOWNLOAD_DIR}/${BALSRC_ZIPNAME}
+cp $BROADCOM_DOWNLOAD_DIR/${SWISDK_TARNAME}.tar.gz bal_release/3rdparty/bcm-sdk/
+
+cp $EDGECORE_DOWNLOAD_DIR/${PATCH_FILENAME}  .
+chmod -R 744 .
+patch -p1 < ${PATCH_FILENAME}
+
+mkdir -p bcm68620_release/asfvolt16/kernels
+cd bcm68620_release/asfvolt16/kernels
+ln -s ../../../../packages/base/amd64/kernels/kernel-3.7-x86-64-all/builds/linux-3.7.10 linux-3.7.10
+ln -s ../../../../packages/base/any/kernels/archives/linux-3.7.10.tar.xz linux-3.7.10.tar.xz
+ln -s ../../../../packages/base/any/kernels/3.7/configs/x86_64-all/x86_64-all.config x86_64-all.config
+
+echo "BAL build area prepared"