diff --git a/src/etc/get-snapshot.py b/src/etc/get-snapshot.py
index 475bb316330..9a076af0176 100755
--- a/src/etc/get-snapshot.py
+++ b/src/etc/get-snapshot.py
@@ -24,43 +24,48 @@ def unpack_snapshot(snap):
   tar.close()
   shutil.rmtree(download_unpack_base)
 
-def determine_last_snapshot_for_platform():
-  lines = open(snapshotfile).readlines();
+def determine_curr_snapshot_for_platform():
 
+  i = 0
   platform = get_platform()
 
-  found = False
+  found_file = False
+  found_snap = False
   hsh = None
   date = None
   rev = None
 
-  for ln in range(len(lines) - 1, -1, -1):
-    parsed = parse_line(ln, lines[ln])
-    if (not parsed): continue
+  with open(snapshotfile) as f:
+    for line in f.xreadlines():
+      i += 1
+      parsed = parse_line(i, line)
+      if (not parsed): continue
 
-    if parsed["type"] == "file":
-      if parsed["platform"] == platform:
-        hsh = parsed["hash"]
-    elif parsed["type"] == "snapshot":
-      date = parsed["date"]
-      rev = parsed["rev"]
-      found = True
-      break
-    elif parsed["type"] == "transition" and not foundSnapshot:
-      raise Exception("working on a transition, not updating stage0")
+      if parsed["type"] == "transition":
+        raise Exception("working on a transition, not updating stage0")
 
-  if not found:
+      if found_snap and parsed["type"] == "file":
+        if parsed["platform"] == platform:
+          hsh = parsed["hash"]
+          found_file = True
+          break;
+      elif parsed["type"] == "snapshot":
+        date = parsed["date"]
+        rev = parsed["rev"]
+        found_snap = True
+
+  if not found_snap:
     raise Exception("no snapshot entries in file")
 
-  if not hsh:
+  if not found_file:
     raise Exception("no snapshot file found for platform %s, rev %s" %
                     (platform, rev))
 
-  return full_snapshot_name(date, rev, get_kernel(), get_cpu(), hsh)
+  return full_snapshot_name(date, rev, get_platform(), hsh)
 
 # Main
 
-snap = determine_last_snapshot_for_platform()
+snap = determine_curr_snapshot_for_platform()
 dl = os.path.join(download_dir_base, snap)
 url = download_url_base + "/" + snap
 print("determined most recent snapshot: " + snap)
diff --git a/src/etc/make-snapshot.py b/src/etc/make-snapshot.py
index 11209b4cf4a..d02c09487ee 100755
--- a/src/etc/make-snapshot.py
+++ b/src/etc/make-snapshot.py
@@ -1,24 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import shutil, tarfile
-from snapshot import *
-
-kernel = get_kernel()
-cpu = get_cpu()
-rev = local_rev_short_sha()
-date = local_rev_committer_date().split()[0]
-
-file0 = partial_snapshot_name(date, rev, kernel, cpu)
-
-tar = tarfile.open(file0, "w:bz2")
-for name in snapshot_files[kernel]:
-    tar.add(os.path.join("stage2", name),
-            os.path.join("rust-stage0", name))
-tar.close()
-
-h = hash_file(file0)
-file1 = full_snapshot_name(date, rev, kernel, cpu, h)
-
-shutil.move(file0, file1)
-
-print(file1)
+import snapshot
+print(snapshot.make_snapshot())
diff --git a/src/etc/snapshot.py b/src/etc/snapshot.py
index 788b5b627c3..28f94290bad 100644
--- a/src/etc/snapshot.py
+++ b/src/etc/snapshot.py
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ def parse_line(n, line):
           "rev": match.group(3)}
 
 
-def partial_snapshot_name(date, rev, kernel, cpu):
-  return ("rust-stage0-%s-%s-%s-%s.tar.bz2"
-          % (date, rev, kernel, cpu))
+def partial_snapshot_name(date, rev, platform):
+  return ("rust-stage0-%s-%s-%s.tar.bz2"
+          % (date, rev, platform))
 
-def full_snapshot_name(date, rev, kernel, cpu, hsh):
-  return ("rust-stage0-%s-%s-%s-%s-%s.tar.bz2"
-          % (date, rev, kernel, cpu, hsh))
+def full_snapshot_name(date, rev, platform, hsh):
+  return ("rust-stage0-%s-%s-%s-%s.tar.bz2"
+          % (date, rev, platform, hsh))
 
 
 def get_kernel():
@@ -98,3 +98,24 @@ def hash_file(x):
     h = hashlib.sha1()
     h.update(open(x, "rb").read())
     return scrub(h.hexdigest())
+
+
+def make_snapshot():
+    kernel = get_kernel()
+    platform = get_platform()
+    rev = local_rev_short_sha()
+    date = local_rev_committer_date().split()[0]
+
+    file0 = partial_snapshot_name(date, rev, platform)
+
+    tar = tarfile.open(file0, "w:bz2")
+    for name in snapshot_files[kernel]:
+    tar.add(os.path.join("stage2", name),
+    os.path.join("rust-stage0", name))
+    tar.close()
+
+    h = hash_file(file0)
+    file1 = full_snapshot_name(date, rev, platform, h)
+
+    shutil.move(file0, file1)
+    return file1
diff --git a/src/snapshots.txt b/src/snapshots.txt
index c70c1aef4dd..8ca9cd50a64 100644
--- a/src/snapshots.txt
+++ b/src/snapshots.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 S 2011-05-02 ed40c85
+  linux-i386 de76e0930be363af87e32ba65e3d6b1284633550
   winnt-i386 e69c11fbc62639ac3a3eef7ea36c9ad77209e2b1
 
 S 2011-04-29 7b95b5c