diff --git a/test/compile_xorriso.sh b/test/compile_xorriso.sh
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+++ b/test/compile_xorriso.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# compile_xorriso.sh  
+# Copyright 2005 - 2007 Thomas Schmitt, scdbackup@gmx.net, GPL
+# to be executed in a common parent of the directories given with
+# $isofs $isoburn $burn
+
+isofs=./libisofs-develop/libisofs
+burn=./libburn-develop/libburn
+isoburn=./libisoburn-develop/src
+xorr=./libisoburn-develop/test
+
+debug_opts="-O2"
+def_opts=
+largefile_opts="-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE=1"
+do_strip=0
+static_opts=
+warn_opts="-Wall"
+
+for i in "$@"
+do
+  if test "$i" = "-do_diet"
+  then
+    def_opts="$def_opts -DXorriso_no_helP"
+    warn_opts=
+  elif test "$i" = "-do_strip"
+  then
+    do_strip=1
+  elif test "$i" = "-g"
+  then
+    debug_opts="-g"
+  elif test "$i" = "-help" -o "$i" = "--help" -o "$i" = "-h"
+  then
+    echo \
+        "$xorr/compile_xorriso.sh : to be executed above top level directories"
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  -do_diet          produce capability reduced lean version."
+    echo "  -do_strip         apply program strip to compiled programs."
+    echo "  -g                produce debuggable programm."
+    echo "  -static           compile with cc option -static."
+    exit 0
+  elif test "$i" = "-static"
+  then
+    static_opts="-static"
+  fi
+done
+
+
+timestamp="$(date -u '+%Y.%m.%d.%H%M%S')"
+echo "Version timestamp :  $(sed -e 's/#define Xorriso_timestamP "//' -e 's/"$//' "$xorr"/xorriso_timestamp.h)"
+echo "Build timestamp   :  $timestamp"
+
+echo "compiling program $xorr/xorriso.c $static_opts $debug_opts $def_opts"
+cc -I. -DXorriso_with_maiN -DXorriso_with_regeX -DXorriso_with_readlinE \
+  $warn_opts \
+  $static_opts \
+  $debug_opts \
+  $def_opts \
+  \
+  -DXorriso_build_timestamP='"'"$timestamp"'"' \
+  \
+  -o "$xorr"/xorriso \
+  \
+  "$xorr"/xorriso.c \
+  \
+  "$burn"/async.o \
+  "$burn"/debug.o \
+  "$burn"/drive.o \
+  "$burn"/file.o \
+  "$burn"/init.o \
+  "$burn"/options.o \
+  "$burn"/source.o \
+  "$burn"/structure.o \
+  \
+  "$burn"/sg.o \
+  "$burn"/write.o \
+  "$burn"/read.o \
+  "$burn"/libdax_audioxtr.o \
+  "$burn"/libdax_msgs.o \
+  \
+  "$burn"/mmc.o \
+  "$burn"/sbc.o \
+  "$burn"/spc.o \
+  "$burn"/util.o \
+  \
+  "$burn"/sector.o \
+  "$burn"/toc.o \
+  \
+  "$burn"/crc.o \
+  "$burn"/lec.o \
+  \
+  "$isoburn"/isoburn.o \
+  "$isoburn"/burn_wrap.o \
+  "$isoburn"/data_source.o \
+  "$isoburn"/isofs_wrap.o \
+  \
+  "$isofs"/data_source.o \
+  "$isofs"/ecma119.o \
+  "$isofs"/ecma119_read.o \
+  "$isofs"/ecma119_read_rr.o \
+  "$isofs"/ecma119_tree.o \
+  "$isofs"/eltorito.o \
+  "$isofs"/exclude.o \
+  "$isofs"/file.o \
+  "$isofs"/file_src.o \
+  "$isofs"/hash.o \
+  "$isofs"/joliet.o \
+  "$isofs"/libiso_msgs.o \
+  "$isofs"/messages.o \
+  "$isofs"/rockridge.o \
+  "$isofs"/susp.o \
+  "$isofs"/tree.o \
+  "$isofs"/util.o \
+  "$isofs"/volume.o \
+  \
+  -lreadline \
+  \
+  -lpthread
+
+  ret=$?
+  if test "$ret" = 0
+  then
+    dummy=dummy
+  else
+    echo >&2
+    echo "+++ FATAL : Compilation of xorriso failed" >&2
+    echo >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+
+if test "$do_strip" = 1
+then
+  echo "stripping result $xorr/xorriso"
+  strip "$xorr"/xorriso
+fi
+
+echo 'done.'
diff --git a/test/make_timestamp.sh b/test/make_timestamp.sh
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+++ b/test/make_timestamp.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Create version timestamp test/xorriso_timestamp.h
+# to be executed within  ./libisoburn-develop
+
+timestamp="$(date -u '+%Y.%m.%d.%H%M%S')"
+echo "Version timestamp :  $timestamp"
+echo '#define Xorriso_timestamP "'"$timestamp"'"' >test/xorriso_timestamp.h
+
diff --git a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
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+++ b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
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+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.10.12.221407"