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+#!/bin/bash
+# this file is a shim to perform additional steps that configure the main ToolAnalysis container
+# for use with the online Monitoring toolchain. This involves checking out the Monitoring branch,
+# configuring the timezone, copying in a slack webhook, and re-building the Analyse executable.
+
+cd /ToolAnalysis/ToolDAQ/ToolDAQFramework;
+git pull;
+make -j2;
+cd /ToolAnalysis;
+echo "fetching ToolAnalysis marc1uk fork";
+git remote add marc1uk https://github.com/marc1uk/ToolAnalysis.git;
+git fetch marc1uk;
+echo "checking out monitoring branch";
+git checkout --track marc1uk/monitoring_detached;
+echo "setting up environment";
+. Setup.sh;
+echo "building";
+make clean;
+make -j2;
+echo "building again to be sure";
+make -j2;
+echo "configuring timezone to Chicago time";
+if [ -f /etc/localtime ]; then
+  rm -f /etc/localtime;
+fi
+if [ -f /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago ]; then
+  ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago /etc/localtime;
+else
+  echo "Chicago timezone not found!"
+  export TZ=America/Chicago
+fi
+if [ -f configfiles/Monitoring/slack_webhook ] && [ -f /tmp/slack_webhook ]; then
+  echo "removing old slack webhook"
+  rm config/Monitoring/slack_webhook;
+fi;
+if [ -f /tmp/slack_webhook ]; then
+  echo "binding in new slack webhook"
+  ln -s /tmp/slack_webhook configfiles/Monitoring/slack_webhook;
+else
+  echo "new slack webhook not found!"
+fi
+echo "ToolAnalysis ready: source Setup.sh and run './Analyse Monitoring&'"