diff --git a/script/build-libgit2-static.sh b/script/build-libgit2-static.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+# Make sure we have the latest libgit2
+if [ -d libgit2 ]; then
+    cd libgit2
+    git fetch origin development
+    git checkout FETCH_HEAD
+    cd ..
+else
+    git clone --depth 1 --single-branch git://github.com/libgit2/libgit2 libgit2
+fi
+
+cd libgit2
+cmake -DTHREADSAFE=ON \
+      -DBUILD_CLAR=OFF \
+      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PWD/install \
+      .
+
+make install
diff --git a/script/with-static.sh b/script/with-static.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+export LIBGIT2_LOCATION=$PWD/libgit2/install
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$LIBGIT2_LOCATION/lib/pkgconfig
+export LIBGIT2_A=$LIBGIT2_LOCATION/lib/libgit2.a
+export CGO_LDFLAGS="$LIBGIT2_A $(pkg-config --static --libs libgit2)"
+
+$@