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+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Compile QEMU user mode emulators as static binaries on Linux.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Red Hat Inc.
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2
+# or (at your option) any later version. See the COPYING file in
+# the top-level directory.
+
+. common.rc
+
+cd "$BUILD_DIR"
+
+build_qemu \
+    --disable-system \
+    --disable-tools \
+    --disable-guest-agent \
+    --disable-docs \
+    --static
+install_qemu