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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# locate some directories
+cd "$(dirname $0)"
+SCRIPT_DIR="${PWD}"
+cd ../..
+TOP="${PWD}"
+
+message='usage: tapas [<App1> <App2> ...] [arm|x86|mips|armv5|arm64|x86_64|mips64] [eng|userdebug|user]
+
+tapas selects individual apps to be built by the Android build system. Unlike
+"lunch", "tapas" does not request the building of images for a device.
+Additionally, an app built with "tapas" will have its dex file inside its apk,
+which should cause it to be suitable for installing on any api-compatible
+device. In other words, "tapas" configures the build of unbundled apps.
+
+The names <App1> <App2> ... should match LOCAL_PACKAGE_NAME as defined in an
+Android.mk
+
+The usage of the other arguments matches that of the rest of the platform
+build system and can be found by running `m help`'
+
+echo "$message"