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+#!/bin/bash
+
+### This script is supposed to be sources instead of ran.
+### It resembles the functionality of enter-env.sh, but is
+### supposed to use a conda-pack package.
+###
+### The script looks for an lxbe-env environment. If it's not
+### installed, it takes lxbe-env.tar.gz or a file provided as
+### a parameter to this script as source for installation.
+
+[[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" != "${0}" ]] && SOURCED=1 || SOURCED=0
+
+SETUP_SRC="$(realpath ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})"
+SETUP_DIR="$(dirname "${SETUP_SRC}")"
+TOP_DIR="$(realpath "${SETUP_DIR}/..")"
+
+if [ $SOURCED = 0 ]; then
+	echo "You must source this script, rather than try and run it."
+	echo ". $SETUP_SRC"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+source "$SETUP_DIR/setup-helpers.sh"
+source "$SETUP_DIR/settings.sh"
+
+verify_system || return 1
+
+echo ""
+echo "Preparing environment"
+echo "---------------------"
+
+# This is the name of the new environment from which the pack will be created.
+# Note that this name appears in the template file as well. These values should
+# match each other.
+ENV_NAME=lxbe-env
+
+# This is the conda-pack file - either the one provided as a parameter or a
+# default one.
+ENV_FILE=${1:-$ENV_NAME.tar.gz}
+ENV_PATH=$BUILD_DIR/$ENV_NAME
+
+if [ -d $ENV_PATH ]; then
+	echo "Using existing env found in $ENV_PATH. " \
+		 "To rebuild it, remove the directory"
+	EXISTING_ENV=1
+elif [ ! -f $ENV_FILE ]; then
+	echo "Provide a correct path to tar.gz with your environment. " \
+		 "File $ENV_FILE not found."
+	return 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! $EXISTING_ENV ]; then
+	echo ""
+	echo "Unpacking $ENV_FILE..."
+	mkdir -p $ENV_PATH
+	tar xf $ENV_FILE -C $ENV_PATH
+	echo "Done!"
+fi
+
+#required to not rely on user site-packages
+export PYTHONNOUSERSITE=1
+
+echo ""
+echo "Activating environment"
+echo "----------------------"
+
+source $ENV_PATH/bin/activate
+conda-unpack
+
+# This is required as conda-pack does not contain editable modules.
+# This operation is idempotent though, so we don't need additional checks.
+echo ""
+echo "Installing local python modules"
+echo "-------------------------------"
+git submodule status --recursive
+
+# lite
+for LITE in $LITE_REPOS; do
+	LITE_DIR=$THIRD_DIR/$LITE
+	(
+		echo
+		cd $LITE_DIR
+		echo "Installing $LITE from $LITE_DIR (local python module)"
+		python setup.py develop
+	)
+	check_import $LITE || return 1
+done
+
+# enter-env serves as a verifier of environmental variables, tool versions etc
+. $SETUP_DIR/enter-env.sh