diff --git a/build_scripts/Ubuntu_src/make.sh b/build_scripts/Ubuntu_src/make.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo This script will
+echo   - remove the directory retroshare-0.5/
+echo   - remove existing sources packages in the current directory
+echo   - build a new source package from the svn
+echo   - rebuild the source package for the karmic i386 arch.
+echo 
+echo Type ^C to abort, or \[ENTER\] to continue
+read tmp
+
+rm -rf ./retroshare-0.5
+./clean.sh
+./makeSourcePackage.sh
+
+sudo pbuilder build *.dsc
+