script to build web distribution

.build_web.py

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+from shutil import copyfile
+from subprocess import check_output
+import sys
+import os
+import platform
+import subprocess
+
+Import("env")
+
+def is_tool(name):
+    cmd = "where" if platform.system() == "Windows" else "which"
+    try:
+        check_output([cmd, name])
+        return True
+    except:
+        return False;
+
+if is_tool("npm"):
+    os.chdir("web")
+    print("Attempting to build webpage...")
+    try:
+        print check_output(["npm", "install"])
+        print check_output(["node_modules/.bin/gulp"])
+        copyfile("build/index.html.gz.h", "../dist/index.html.gz.h")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print "Encountered error building webpage: ", e
+        print "WARNING: Failed to build web package. Using pre-built page."
+        pass
+    finally:
+        os.chdir("..");