Script to create a fresh Debian environment

debian/get_debootstrap

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Finds debootstrap in $PATH, or the current directory, or download some
+# version of it if none is found.
+
+IT_LOCAL=`pwd`/debootstrap/debootstrap
+if test -e "$IT_LOCAL"
+then
+    IT="$IT_LOCAL"
+    echo "Found $IT in current directory"
+elif IT=`command -v debootstrap`
+then
+    echo "Found $IT in PATH"
+else
+    echo "debootstrap not found. Downloading to $IT_LOCAL."
+    curl http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.128+nmu2+deb12u2.tar.gz --output debootstrap.tar.gz
+    tar xf debootstrap.tar.gx
+
+    IT="$IT_LOCAL"
+fi
+
+# Run debootstrap.
+"$IT" "$@"