diff --git a/old_tarball_script.sh b/old_tarball_script.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -z "$PROJECT" ]
+then
+	echo '$PROJECT not set.'
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+RECORDFILE=$HOME/tarballversions
+SEPARATOR=${SEPARATOR:-'~'}
+revno=$(bzr revno)
+datestamp="$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+
+if grep "^$PROJECT $revno$" "$RECORDFILE";
+then
+	echo "Tarball already built. Not rebuilding."
+	exit 0
+fi
+echo "$PROJECT $revno" '>>' "$RECORDFILE"
+
+python setup.py sdist
+tarball=$(echo dist/*.tar.gz)
+mv "$tarball" "dist/$(basename $tarball .tar.gz)${SEPARATOR}bzr${revno}.tar.gz"