diff --git a/build-libbitcoind.sh b/build-libbitcoind.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+btc_dir=$(test -n "$1" && echo "$1" || echo "${HOME}/bitcoin")
+os_dir=$(dirname "$(./platform/os.sh)")
+shift
+
+./patch-bitcoin.sh "$btc_dir" || exit 1
+
+cd "$btc_dir" || exit 1
+
+./autogen.sh || exit 1
+./configure --enable-daemonlib --with-incompatible-bdb "$@" || exit 1
+make || exit 1
+
+cp src/libbitcoind.so "${os_dir}/libbitcoind.so" || exit 1
+
+cd "$os_dir" || exit 1
+
+rm -f xaa xab
+
+split libbitcoind.so -n 2 || exit 1
+
+echo 'Build finished successfully.'
+exit 0