diff --git a/generate-mt5-share-fix.py b/generate-mt5-share-fix.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import shutil
+actions = {"-- Up-to-date: ": "move", "-- Installing: ": "move"}
+changes = {
+    "/usr/local/./": "/usr/local/share/minetest/"
+}
+count = 0
+command_count = 0
+in_path = "bad_mt5_make_install_output.txt"
+outs_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+out_path = os.path.join(outs_path, "install-fix-minetest5-share.sh")
+file_commands = []
+rmd_cmds = []
+mkdir_commands = []
+made_dirs = []
+mtg_mod_dirs = ["games//minetest_game/mods", "games/minetest_game/mods"]
+with open(in_path) as ins:
+    with open(out_path, 'w') as outs:
+        outs.write("#!/bin/sh\n")
+        count += 1
+        for line_orig in ins:
+            line = line_orig.strip()
+            action = None
+            old_path = None
+            for k, try_action in actions.items():
+                if line.startswith(k):
+                    action = try_action
+                    old_path = line[len(k):].strip()
+                    break
+            if action == "move":
+                found = None
+                for old, new in changes.items():
+                    if old_path.startswith(old):
+                        found = old
+                        new_path = new + old_path[len(old):]
+                        if not os.path.exists(old_path):
+                            if not os.path.exists(new_path):
+                                # raise ValueError(
+                                #     "The program is not installed"
+                                #     " (missing '{}')".format(old_path)
+                                # )
+                                outs.write(
+                                    '# WARNING: expected "{}" (there is'
+                                    ' no destination "{}" either)'
+                                    ''.format(old_path, new_path)
+                                )
+                            else:
+                                outs.write(
+                                    '# Already moved (no source "{}"'
+                                    ' for destination "{}")'
+                                    ''.format(old_path, new_path)
+                                )
+                        else:
+                            if os.path.isfile(old_path):
+                                parent = os.path.split(new_path)[0]
+                                if parent not in made_dirs:
+                                    made_dirs.append(parent)
+                                    cmd = 'mkdir -p "{}"'.format(
+                                        parent.replace("//", "/")
+                                    )
+                                    mkdir_commands.append(cmd)
+                                # AFTER all directories BEFORE all files
+                                options = ""
+                                if os.path.isfile(new_path):
+                                    options = "-f"
+                                if len(options) > 0:
+                                    options = " " + options.strip()
+                                cmd = (
+                                    'mv' + options
+                                    + ' "{}" "{}"'.format(
+                                        old_path.replace("//", "/"),
+                                        new_path.replace("//", "/")
+                                    )
+                                )
+                                # outs.write(cmd + "\n")
+                                # AFTER all directories
+                                file_commands.append(cmd)
+                            else:
+                                # old_path == old_path.replace("//","/")
+                                # Manually fix:
+
+                                # rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/
+                                # ./games//minetest_game/mods':
+                                # Directory not empty
+
+                                # rmdir: failed to remove '/usr/local/
+                                # ./games//minetest_game':
+                                # Directory not empty
+
+                                # due to /usr/local/./games//
+                                # minetest_game/mods/game_commands:
+                                orphan_mods = ["game_commands"]
+                                removed_orphan_mods = []
+
+                                for mod_rel in orphan_mods:
+                                    for mtg_rel in mtg_mod_dirs:
+                                        f_rel = found + mtg_rel
+                                        # such as ("/usr/local/./"
+                                        # + "games//minetest_game/mods")
+                                        if old_path.startswith(f_rel):
+                                            # if mod_rel not in
+                                            # removed_orphan_mods:
+                                            try_path = (found + mtg_rel
+                                                        + "/" + mod_rel)
+                                            if os.path.isdir(try_path):
+                                                cmd = (
+                                                    'rmdir "{}"'.format(
+                                                        try_path
+                                                    )
+                                                )
+                                                # queue for last stage:
+                                                if cmd not in rmd_cmds:
+                                                    rmd_cmds.append(cmd)
+                                                # removed_orphan_mods.
+                                                # append(mod_rel)
+                                                break
+
+                                cmd = 'rmdir "{}"'.format(old_path)
+                                rmd_cmds.append(cmd)  # AFTER everything
+                        break
+                if found is None:
+                    outs.write("# WARNING: The destination path is"
+                               " unknown: ")
+                    outs.write('# mv "{}" "{}"'.format(old_path,
+                                                       old_path))
+            else:
+                outs.write("# " + line + "\n")
+                count += 1
+        for cmd in sorted(mkdir_commands, key=len):
+            outs.write(cmd + "\n")
+            count += 1
+            command_count += 1
+        for cmd in file_commands:
+            outs.write(cmd + "\n")
+            count += 1
+            command_count += 1
+        for cmd in sorted(rmd_cmds, key=len, reverse=True):
+            outs.write(cmd + "\n")
+            count += 1
+            command_count += 1
+
+print('Added {} line(s) to "{}" (including {} command(s))'
+      ''.format(count, out_path, command_count))