diff --git a/build/build-comicpress-distribution.php b/build/build-comicpress-distribution.php
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+++ b/build/build-comicpress-distribution.php
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+#!/usr/bin/php
+<?php
+
+$pear_ok = true;
+if (!extension_loaded('zip')) { $pear_ok = false; }
+
+if (!$pear_ok) {
+	echo "This script requires the zip PECL extension\n. Please install it before proceeding.\n";
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+if (!file_exists('comicpress-config.php.dist')) {
+	echo "Must be run from the root ComicPress theme directory!\n";
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+if (empty($argv[1])) {
+	echo "Usage: {$argv[0]} <name of destination file>\n";
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+if (!$zip_file = tempnam('', 'comicpress')) {
+	echo "A temp directory could not be created!\n";
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+$zip_file .= '.zip';
+
+$ignore_filters = array(
+	'#~$#', '#^\.#', '#^test$#', '#^build$#'
+);
+
+$renames = array(
+	'#^(.*)\.dist$#' => '\1'
+);
+
+$zip = new ZipArchive();
+$result = $zip->open($zip_file, ZipArchive::CREATE);
+if ($result === true) {
+	$dir_stack = array('.');
+	while (!empty($dir_stack)) {
+		$dir = array_shift($dir_stack);
+		$zip_dir = preg_replace('#^.#', 'comicpress', $dir);
+		$zip->addEmptyDir($zip_dir);
+		if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {
+			while ($file = readdir($dh)) {
+				$ok = true;
+				foreach ($ignore_filters as $filter) {
+					if (preg_match($filter, $file) > 0) { $ok = false; break; }
+				}
+				if ($ok) {
+					$target = $dir . '/' . $file;
+					if (is_dir($target)) {
+						$dir_stack[] = $target;
+					} else {
+						$zip_target = $file;
+						foreach ($renames as $filter => $replacement) {
+							$zip_target = preg_replace($filter, $replacement, $zip_target);
+						}
+						$zip_target = $zip_dir . '/' . $zip_target;
+						echo $zip_target . "\n";
+						$zip->addFile($target, $zip_target);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		closedir($dh);
+	}
+
+	$zip->close();
+	rename($zip_file, $argv[1]);
+}