diff --git a/src/all-arm.bash b/src/all-arm.bash
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+++ b/src/all-arm.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+set -e
+bash make-arm.bash
+
+# TODO(kaib): add in proper tests
+#bash run.bash
+5g -o /tmp/hello.5 /home/kaib/work/go/hello.go
+5l -o /tmp/5.out /tmp/hello.5
+qemu-arm -cpu cortex-a8 /tmp/5.out|grep -q "Hello World"
diff --git a/src/make-arm.bash b/src/make-arm.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+set -e
+GOBIN="${GOBIN:-$HOME/bin}"
+export MAKEFLAGS=-j4
+
+if ! test -f $GOROOT/include/u.h
+then
+	echo '$GOROOT is not set correctly or not exported' 1>&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+bash clean.bash
+
+rm -f $GOBIN/quietgcc
+cp quietgcc.bash $GOBIN/quietgcc
+chmod +x $GOBIN/quietgcc
+
+# TODO(kaib): converge with normal build
+#for i in lib9 libbio libmach libregexp cmd pkg cmd/ebnflint cmd/godoc cmd/gofmt
+for i in lib9 libbio libmach libregexp cmd pkg/runtime
+do
+	# The ( ) here are to preserve the current directory
+	# for the next round despite the cd $i below.
+	# set -e does not apply to ( ) so we must explicitly
+	# test the exit status.
+	(
+		echo; echo; echo %%%% making $i %%%%; echo
+		cd $i
+		case $i in
+		cmd)
+			bash make.bash
+			;;
+		*)
+			make install
+		esac
+	)  || exit 1
+done
+
+case "`uname`" in
+Darwin)
+	echo;
+	echo %%% run sudo.bash to install debuggers
+	echo
+esac