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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# ##########################################################
+# Build script for OpenCV with contributions for MacArm64
+# ##########################################################
+
+CV_VERSION=$1
+ARCH="macArm64"
+ZIPFOLDER=build/"$ARCH"_opencv_"$CV_VERSION"
+BUILD_D=build/"$ARCH"_debug_"$CV_VERSION"
+BUILD_R=build/"$ARCH"_release_"$CV_VERSION"
+
+clear
+echo "==============================================================="
+echo "Building OpenCV Version: $CV_VERSION for architecture: $ARCH"
+echo "==============================================================="
+
+# Check tag parameter
+if [ "$1" == "" ]; then
+    echo "No OpenCV tag passed as 1st parameter"
+    exit
+fi
+
+# Cloning OpenCV
+if [ ! -d "opencv/.git" ]; then
+    git clone https://github.com/Itseez/opencv.git
+fi
+
+# Cloning OpenCV contributions
+if [ ! -d "opencv_contrib/.git" ]; then
+    git clone https://github.com/Itseez/opencv_contrib.git
+fi
+
+# Get all OpenCV tags and check if the requested exists
+cd opencv
+git tag > opencv_tags.txt
+if grep -Fx "$CV_VERSION" opencv_tags.txt > /dev/null; then
+    git checkout $CV_VERSION
+    git pull origin $CV_VERSION
+    cd ..
+    cd opencv_contrib
+    git checkout $CV_VERSION
+    git pull origin $CV_VERSION
+    rm -f opencv_tags.txt
+    cd ..
+else
+    echo "No valid OpenCV tag passed as 1st parameter"
+    exit
+fi
+
+# Make build folder for debug version
+echo "============================================================"
+cd opencv
+if [ ! -d "build" ]; then
+    mkdir build
+fi
+rm -rf $BUILD_D
+mkdir $BUILD_D
+cd $BUILD_D
+
+# Run cmake to configure and generate for mac64 debug
+cmake \
+-DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=Debug \
+-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64 \
+-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
+-DBUILD_WITH_DEBUG_INFO=ON \
+-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=./install \
+-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
+-DBUILD_opencv_python_bindings_generator=false \
+-DBUILD_opencv_python2=false \
+-DBUILD_opencv_java_bindings_generator=false \
+-DBUILD_opencv_world=ON \
+-DBUILD_PERF_TESTS=OFF \
+-DBUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+-DWITH_MATLAB=OFF \
+-DBUILD_ZLIB=ON \
+-DWITH_PNG=ON \
+-DBUILD_PNG=ON \
+-DBUILD_JPEG=ON \
+-DWITH_JPEG=ON \
+-DBUILD_TIFF=ON \
+-DWITH_WEBP=ON \
+-DBUILD_WEBP=ON \
+-DWITH_FFMPEG=ON \
+-DBUILD_FFMPEG=ON \
+-DWITH_OPENEXR=ON \
+-DBUILD_OPENEXR=ON \
+-DOPENCV_ENABLE_NONFREE=ON \
+-DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=../../../opencv_contrib/modules \
+../..
+
+# finally build it
+make -j8
+
+# copy all into install folder
+make install
+cd ../.. # back to opencv
+
+# Make build folder for release version
+echo "============================================================"
+rm -rf $BUILD_R
+mkdir $BUILD_R
+cd $BUILD_R
+
+# Run cmake to configure and generate the make files
+cmake \
+-DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=Release \
+-DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64 \
+-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+-DBUILD_WITH_DEBUG_INFO=OFF \
+-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=./install \
+-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
+-DBUILD_opencv_python_bindings_generator=OFF \
+-DBUILD_opencv_python2=OFF \
+-DBUILD_opencv_java_bindings_generator=OFF \
+-DBUILD_opencv_world=ON \
+-DBUILD_PERF_TESTS=OFF \
+-DBUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+-DWITH_MATLAB=OFF \
+-DBUILD_ZLIB=ON \
+-DWITH_PNG=ON \
+-DBUILD_PNG=ON \
+-DBUILD_JPEG=ON \
+-DWITH_JPEG=ON \
+-DBUILD_TIFF=ON \
+-DWITH_WEBP=ON \
+-DBUILD_WEBP=ON \
+-DWITH_FFMPEG=ON \
+-DBUILD_FFMPEG=ON \
+-DWITH_OPENEXR=ON \
+-DBUILD_OPENEXR=ON \
+-DOPENCV_ENABLE_NONFREE=ON \
+-DOPENCV_EXTRA_MODULES_PATH=../../../opencv_contrib/modules \
+../..
+
+# finally build it
+make -j8
+
+# copy all into install folder
+make install
+cd ../.. # back to opencv
+
+# Create zip folder for debug and release version
+rm -rf $ZIPFOLDER
+mkdir $ZIPFOLDER
+cp -R $BUILD_R/install/include $ZIPFOLDER/include
+cp -R $BUILD_R/install/lib     $ZIPFOLDER/release
+cp -R $BUILD_D/install/lib     $ZIPFOLDER/debug
+cp LICENSE $ZIPFOLDER
+cp README.md $ZIPFOLDER
+