diff --git a/build/compile.sh b/build/compile.sh
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+++ b/build/compile.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# A simple script to invoke cmake with the correct parameters to build the
+# release version of Luppp
+
+function err_handle {
+  notify-send -t 0 -u critical "Luppp: Release build FAILED!"
+}
+trap 'err_handle' ERR
+
+set -e
+
+cmake -DRELEASE_BUILD=1 ../
+
+make -j 2
+
diff --git a/build/debug.sh b/build/debug.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+gdb --dir=src/ src/luppp
diff --git a/build/run.sh b/build/run.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#./src/luppp
+
+xterm -e "sleep 1 && aj-snapshot -r lupppDemo" & src/luppp