args: with args; with stringsWithDeps; with lib;
rec
{
	inherit writeScript; 

	forceShare = if args ? forceShare then args.forceShare else ["man" "doc" "info"];

	archiveType = s: 
		(if hasSuffixHack ".tar" s then "tar"
		else if (hasSuffixHack ".tar.gz" s) || (hasSuffixHack ".tgz" s) then "tgz" 
		else if (hasSuffixHack ".tar.bz2" s) || (hasSuffixHack ".tbz2" s) then "tbz2"
		else if (hasSuffixHack ".zip" s) || (hasSuffixHack ".ZIP" s) then "zip"
		else (abort "unknown archive type : ${s}"));

	minInit = noDepEntry ("
		set -e
		NIX_GCC=${stdenv.gcc}
		export SHELL=${stdenv.shell}
		# Set up the initial path.
		PATH=
		for i in \$NIX_GCC ${toString stdenv.initialPath}; do
		    PATH=\$PATH\${PATH:+:}\$i/bin
		done
	" + (if ((stdenv ? preHook) && (stdenv.preHook != null) && 
			((toString stdenv.preHook) != "")) then 
		"
		param1=${stdenv.param1}
		param2=${stdenv.param2}
		param3=${stdenv.param3}
		param4=${stdenv.param4}
		param5=${stdenv.param5}
		source ${stdenv.preHook}

		export TZ=UTC

		prefix=${if args ? prefix then (toString args.prefix) else "\$out"}


		nestingLevel=0

		startNest() {
			nestingLevel=\$((\$nestingLevel + 1))
				echo -en \"\\e[\$1p\"
		}

		stopNest() {
			nestingLevel=\$((\$nestingLevel - 1))
				echo -en \"\\e[q\"
		}

		header() {
			startNest \"\$2\"
				echo \"\$1\"
		}

		# Make sure that even when we exit abnormally, the original nesting
		# level is properly restored.
		closeNest() {
			while test \$nestingLevel -gt 0; do
				stopNest
					done
		}

		trap \"closeNest\" EXIT


		"
	else ""));
		
	addInputs = FullDepEntry ("
		# Recursively find all build inputs.
		findInputs()
		{
		    local pkg=\$1

		    case \$pkgs in
			*\\ \$pkg\\ *)
			    return 0
			    ;;
		    esac
		    
		    pkgs=\"\$pkgs \$pkg \"

			echo \$pkg
		    if test -f \$pkg/nix-support/setup-hook; then
			source \$pkg/nix-support/setup-hook
		    fi
		    
		    if test -f \$pkg/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs; then
			for i in \$(cat \$pkg/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs); do
			    findInputs \$i
			done
		    fi
		}

		pkgs=\"\"
		for i in \$NIX_GCC ${toString buildInputs} ${toString 
		(if (args ? propagatedBuildInputs) then 
		args.propagatedBuildInputs else "")}; do
		    findInputs \$i
		done


		# Set the relevant environment variables to point to the build inputs
		# found above.
		addToEnv()
		{
		    local pkg=\$1
		"+
		(if !((args ? ignoreFailedInputs) && (args.ignoreFailedInputs == 1)) then "
		    if [ -e \$1/nix-support/failed ]; then
			echo \"failed input \$1\" >&2
			fail
		    fi
		" else "")
		+"
		    if test -d \$1/bin; then
			export _PATH=\$_PATH\${_PATH:+:}\$1/bin
		    fi

		    for i in \"\${envHooks[@]}\"; do
			\$i \$pkg
		    done
		}

		for i in \$pkgs; do
		    addToEnv \$i
		done


		# Add the output as an rpath.
		if test \"\$NIX_NO_SELF_RPATH\" != \"1\"; then
		    export NIX_LDFLAGS=\"-rpath \$out/lib \$NIX_LDFLAGS\"
		fi

		PATH=\$_PATH\${_PATH:+:}\$PATH
	") [minInit];
	
	defEnsureDir = FullDepEntry ("
		# Ensure that the given directories exists.
		ensureDir() {
		    local dir
		    for dir in \"\$@\"; do
			if ! test -x \"\$dir\"; then mkdir -p \"\$dir\"; fi
		    done
		}
	") [minInit];

	toSrcDir = s : FullDepEntry ((if (archiveType s) == "tar" then "
		tar xvf '${s}'
		cd \"\$(tar tf '${s}' | head -1 | sed -e 's@/.*@@' )\"
	" else if (archiveType s) == "tgz" then "
		tar xvzf '${s}'
		cd \"\$(tar tzf '${s}' | head -1 | sed -e 's@/.*@@' )\"
	" else if (archiveType s) == "tbz2" then "
		tar xvjf '${s}'
		cd \"\$(tar tjf '${s}' | head -1 | sed -e 's@/.*@@' )\"
	" else if (archiveType s) == "zip" then "
		unzip '${s}'
		cd \"$( unzip -lqq '${s}' | tail -1 | 
			sed -e 's@^\\(\\s\\+[-0-9:]\\+\\)\\{3,3\\}\\s\\+\\([^/]\\+\\)/.*@\\2@' )\"
	" else (abort "unknown archive type : ${s}"))+
		(if args ? goSrcDir then args.goSrcDir else "")
	) [minInit];

	doConfigure = FullDepEntry ("
		./configure --prefix=\"\$prefix\" ${toString (getAttr ["configureFlags"] "" args)}
	") [minInit addInputs doUnpack];

	doAutotools = FullDepEntry ("
		mkdir -p config
		libtoolize --copy --force
		aclocal --force
		#Some packages do not need this
		autoheader || true; 
		automake --add-missing --copy
		autoconf
	")[minInit addInputs doUnpack];

	doMake = FullDepEntry ("	
		make ${toString (getAttr ["makeFlags"] "" args)}
	") [minInit addInputs doUnpack];

	doUnpack = toSrcDir (toString src);

	installPythonPackage = FullDepEntry ("
		python setup.py install --prefix=\"\$prefix\" 
		") [minInit addInputs doUnpack];

	doMakeInstall = FullDepEntry ("
		make ${toString (getAttr ["makeFlags"] "" args)} "+
			"${toString (getAttr ["installFlags"] "" args)} install") [doMake];

	doForceShare = FullDepEntry (" 
		ensureDir \"\$prefix/share\"
		for d in ${toString forceShare}; do
			if [ -d \"\$prefix/\$d\" -a ! -d \"\$prefix/share/\$d\" ]; then
				mv -v \"\$prefix/\$d\" \"\$prefix/share\"
				ln -sv share/\$d \"\$prefix\"
			fi;
		done;
	") [minInit defEnsureDir];

	doDump = n: noDepEntry "echo Dump number ${n}; set";

	patchFlags = if args ? patchFlags then args.patchFlags else "-p1";

	patches = getAttr ["patches"] [] args;

	toPatchCommand = s: "cat ${toString s} | patch ${toString patchFlags}";

	doPatch = FullDepEntry (concatStringsSep ";"
		(map toPatchCommand patches)
	) [minInit doUnpack];

	envAdderInner = s: x: if x==null then s else y: 
		a: envAdderInner (s+"echo export ${x}='\"'\"\$${x}:${y}\";'\"'\n") a;

	envAdder = envAdderInner "";

	envAdderList = l:  if l==[] then "" else 
	"echo export ${__head l}='\"'\"\\\$${__head l}:${__head (__tail l)}\"'\"';\n" +
		envAdderList (__tail (__tail l));

	wrapEnv = cmd: env: "
		mv \"${cmd}\" \"${cmd}-orig\";
		touch \"${cmd}\";
		chmod a+rx \"${cmd}\";
		(${envAdderList env}
		echo '\"'\"${cmd}-orig\"'\"' '\"'\\\$@'\"' \n)  > \"${cmd}\"";

	doWrap = cmd: FullDepEntry (wrapEnv cmd (getAttr ["wrappedEnv"] [] args)) [minInit];

	doPropagate = FullDepEntry ("
		ensureDir \$out/nix-support
		echo '${toString (getAttr ["propagatedBuildInputs"] [] args)}' >\$out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
	") [minInit defEnsureDir];

	/*debug = x:(__trace x x);
	debugX = x:(__trace (__toXML x) x);*/

	replaceScriptVar = file: name: value: ("sed -e 's`^${name}=.*`${name}='\\''${value}'\\''`' -i ${file}");
	replaceInScript = file: l: (concatStringsSep "\n" ((pairMap (replaceScriptVar file) l)));
	replaceScripts = l:(concatStringsSep "\n" (pairMap replaceInScript l));
	doReplaceScripts = FullDepEntry (replaceScripts (getAttr ["shellReplacements"] [] args)) [minInit];
	makeNest = x:(if x==minInit.text then x else "startNest\n" + x + "\nstopNest\n");
	textClosure = textClosureMap makeNest;

	inherit noDepEntry FullDepEntry PackEntry;
}