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+#!/bin/bash
+if test "$OS" = "Windows_NT"
+then
+  # use .Net
+
+"./tools/nuget/nuget.exe" "install" "xunit.runner.console" "-OutputDirectory" "tools" "-ExcludeVersion" "-version" "2.0.0"
+"./tools/nuget/nuget.exe" "install" "FAKE.Core" "-OutputDirectory" "tools" "-ExcludeVersion" "-version" "4.4.2"
+"./tools/nuget/nuget.exe" "install" "SourceLink.Fake" "-OutputDirectory" "tools" "-ExcludeVersion" "-version" "1.1.0"
+packages/FAKE/tools/FAKE.exe $@ --fsiargs -d:MONO build.fsx 
+else
+  # use mono
+mono "./tools/nuget/nuget.exe" "install" "xunit.runner.console" "-OutputDirectory" "tools" "-ExcludeVersion" "-version" "2.0.0"
+mono "./tools/nuget/nuget.exe" "install" "FAKE.Core" "-OutputDirectory" "tools" "-ExcludeVersion" "-version" "4.4.2"
+mono "./tools/nuget/nuget.exe" "install" "SourceLink.Fake" "-OutputDirectory" "tools" "-ExcludeVersion" "-version" "1.1.0"
+  mono ./tools/FAKE.Core/tools/FAKE.exe $@ --fsiargs -d:MONO build.fsx 
+fi