diff --git a/tutorial/erl/server.sh b/tutorial/erl/server.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+ERL_THRIFT=../../lib/erl
+
+if ! [ -d ${ERL_THRIFT}/ebin ]; then
+    echo "Please build the Thrift library by running \`make' in ${ERL_THRIFT}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! [ -d ../gen-erl ]; then
+    echo "Please run thrift first to generate ../gen-erl/"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+erlc -I ${ERL_THRIFT}/include -I ../gen-erl -o ../gen-erl ../gen-erl/*.erl  &&
+  erlc -I ${ERL_THRIFT}/include -I ../gen-erl *.erl &&
+  erl +K true -pa ${ERL_THRIFT}/ebin -pa ../gen-erl