diff --git a/create-xml-simple-test-suite.sh b/create-xml-simple-test-suite.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -x
+set -e
+
+REPONAME=xml-simple
+GITURL=https://github.com/maik/${REPONAME}.git
+
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.1.8}
+GITHASH=${GITHASH:-b13949bc866ced33a541eac57e035a08869e7353}
+
+TESTTARBALL=${REPONAME}-tests-${VERSION}.tar.gz
+
+PWDDIR=$(pwd)
+TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d /var/tmp/${REPONAME}-XXXXXX)
+pushd $TMPDIR
+
+git clone $GITURL
+cd ${REPONAME}
+
+git checkout -b fedora-${VERSION} ${GITHASH}
+tar czf $TESTTARBALL test/
+cp -a $TESTTARBALL $PWDDIR
+cd ..
+
+popd
+rm -rf $TMPDIR
+