diff --git a/contrib/fj-mkdeb.py b/contrib/fj-mkdeb.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# This file is part of Firejail project
-# Copyright (C) 2014-2022 Firejail Authors
-# License GPL v2
-
-# This script automates the workaround for https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/772
-
-import os, shlex, subprocess, sys
-
-
-def run(srcdir, args):
-    if srcdir: os.chdir(srcdir)
-
-    if not (os.path.isfile('./mkdeb.sh.in')):
-        print('Error: Not a firejail source tree?  Exiting.')
-        return 1
-
-    dry_run = False
-    escaped_args = []
-    # We need to modify the list as we go.  So be sure to copy the list to be iterated!
-    for a in args[:]:
-        if a.startswith('--prefix'):
-            # prefix should ALWAYS be /usr here.  Discard user-set values
-            args.remove(a)
-        elif a == '--only-fix-mkdeb':
-            # for us, not configure
-            dry_run = True
-            args.remove(a)
-        else:
-            escaped_args.append(shlex.quote(a))
-
-    # Run configure to generate mkdeb.sh.
-    first_config = subprocess.call(['./configure', '--prefix=/usr'] + args)
-    if first_config != 0:
-        return first_config
-
-    # Fix up dynamically-generated mkdeb.sh to include custom configure options.
-    with open('mkdeb.sh', 'rb') as f:
-        sh = str(f.read(), 'utf_8')
-    with open('mkdeb.sh', 'wb') as f:
-        f.write(bytes(sh.replace('./configure $CONFIG_ARGS',
-                                 './configure $CONFIG_ARGS ' + (' '.join(escaped_args))), 'utf_8'))
-
-    if dry_run: return 0
-
-    return subprocess.call(['make', 'deb'])
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == '--help':
-        print('''Build a .deb of firejail with custom configure options
-
-usage:
-{script} [--fj-src=SRCDIR] [--only-fix-mkdeb] [CONFIGURE_OPTIONS [...]]
-
- --fj-src=SRCDIR: manually specify the location of firejail source tree
-                  as SRCDIR.  If not specified, looks in the parent directory
-                  of the directory where this script is located, and then the
-                  current working directory, in that order.
- --only-fix-mkdeb: don't run configure or make after modifying mkdeb.sh
- CONFIGURE_OPTIONS: arguments for configure
-'''.format(script=sys.argv[0]))
-        sys.exit(0)
-    else:
-        # Find the source directory
-        srcdir = None
-        args = sys.argv[1:]
-        for a in args:
-            if a.startswith('--fj-src='):
-                args.remove(a)
-                srcdir = a[9:]
-                break
-        if not (srcdir):
-            # srcdir not manually specified, try to auto-detect
-            srcdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0] + '/..'))
-            if not (os.path.isfile(srcdir + '/mkdeb.sh.in')):
-                # Script is probably installed.  Check the cwd.
-                if os.path.isfile('./mkdeb.sh.in'):
-                    srcdir = None
-                else:
-                    print(
-                        'Error: Could not find the firejail source tree.  Exiting.'
-                    )
-                    sys.exit(1)
-        sys.exit(run(srcdir, args))