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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# OT helper. script built from documentation: https://github.com/haproxytech/opentracing-c-wrapper
+#
+
+set -e
+
+export OT_CPP_VERSION=1.5.0
+
+if [ ! -f "download-cache/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz" ]; then
+    wget -P download-cache/ \
+        "https://github.com/opentracing/opentracing-cpp/archive/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+fi
+
+if [ "$(cat ${HOME}/opt/.ot-cpp-version)" != "${OT_CPP_VERSION}" ]; then
+    tar xf download-cache/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz
+    cd opentracing-cpp-${OT_CPP_VERSION}
+    mkdir build
+    cd build
+    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${HOME}/opt -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_MOCKTRACER=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF ..
+    make
+    make install
+    echo "${OT_CPP_VERSION}" > "${HOME}/opt/.ot-cpp-version"
+fi
+
+git clone https://github.com/haproxytech/opentracing-c-wrapper.git
+cd opentracing-c-wrapper
+ ./scripts/bootstrap
+ ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/opt --with-opentracing=${HOME}/opt
+ make
+ make install
+
+