diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
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+++ b/install.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+mkdir -p /var/log/heat
+mkdir -p /etc/heat
+
+pushd etc
+for f in *
+do
+    if [ -d $f ] ; then
+        #ignore
+        s=0
+    elif [ -f $f ] ; then
+        echo not coping over /etc/heat/$f
+        diff -u /etc/heat/$f $f
+    else
+        cp $f /etc/heat/
+    fi
+done
+popd
+
+./setup.py install --root=/ >/dev/null
+rm -rf build heat.egg-info
+