diff --git a/tools/linux/abldimg32 b/tools/linux/abldimg32
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..298ce4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/linux/abldimg32
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+source /opt/SuSE/bin/.profile
+export BUILD_DIST=i386 build
+sudo build --clean 
+
diff --git a/tools/linux/abldimg64 b/tools/linux/abldimg64
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1fef7c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/linux/abldimg64
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+source /opt/SuSE/bin/.profile
+export BUILD_DIST=x86_64
+sudo build --clean  
+
diff --git a/tools/linux/mk-casa-tar b/tools/linux/mk-casa-tar
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a907d5b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/linux/mk-casa-tar
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#set -x
+if [ $# -gt 2 ] > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+echo Working...
+
+#create build temp directory
+mkdir -p ~/bld_tst
+rm -rf ~/bld_tst/*
+mkdir -p ~/bld_tst/CASA-$1.$2.$3
+
+#copy the source to build temp directory
+cd ../..
+cp -R ./* ~/bld_tst/CASA-$1.$2.$3 
+
+#go to build temp directory
+cd ~/bld_tst/CASA-$1.$2.$3
+
+#do dos2unx and remove unncessary directory
+
+dos2unix c_micasad/startup/micasad > /dev/null 2>&1 
+chmod +x c_micasad/startup/micasad
+rm -rf products bin bin64 lib lib64 obj obj64
+
+find . -name "*.lux" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "mk*" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "mk*" | xargs chmod +x > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "Make*" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.c" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.cs" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.h" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "link*" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name ".svn" | xargs rm -rf > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.sh" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.sh" | xargs chmod +x > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*ver.txt" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*build.txt" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.mak" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.cl" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.spec" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+find . -name "*.patch" | xargs dos2unix > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+rm -rf ./casa-yast
+rm -rf /c_kwallet
+
+
+#create spec file from spec template
+cp -f ./package/linux/CASA.spec.in ./package/linux/CASA.spec 
+cp -f ./CASA.changes  ./package/linux/CASA.changes
+
+#do create spec file
+cd ./package/linux
+dos2unix CASA.spec CASA.changes > /dev/null 2>&1 
+sed -i "s/@VERSION@/$1\.$2\.$3/" CASA.spec
+sed -i "s/@PACKAGE@/CASA/" CASA.spec
+cd ~/bld_tst/CASA-$1.$2.$3
+sed -i "s/\(AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.*\))/\AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE\(CASA, 1\.6\.$SVN_REVISION\)/" ./configure.in
+
+#create source tar file
+cd ~/bld_tst
+tar cjf CASA-$1.$2.$3.tar.bz2 ./CASA-$1.$2.$3/ > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+#copy the tar,spec,changes file to package directory.
+cd CASA-$1.$2.$3
+mkdir -p SOURCE
+cp -f  ../CASA-$1.$2.$3.tar.bz2 ./SOURCE
+cp -f ./package/linux/CASA.spec ./SOURCE 
+cp -f ./CASA.changes  ./SOURCE
+
+#copy abldimg
+cd ~/bld_tst/CASA-$1.$2.$3/tools/linux
+chmod +x abldimg32 abldimg64
+ARCH=`uname -a | grep -c 64`
+if [ $ARCH -gt 0 ] > /dev/null 2>&1
+then cp -f ./abldimg32 ~/bld_tst/CASA-$1.$2.$3/SOURCE
+else
+cp -f ./abldimg64 ~/bld_tst/CASA-$1.$2.$3/SOURCE
+fi
+echo Done!
+
+else
+echo
+echo Usage: mk-casa-tar maj min bld [d]
+echo maj = major version number
+echo min = minor version number
+echo bld = svn bld revision number
+echo "d = debug rpm (optional)"
+echo example = mk-patch-tar 1 5 187
+echo example = mk-patch-tar 2 5 236 d
+echo
+fi