Quickstart for Buildroot

install_buildroot_dependencies.sh

#!/usr/bin/sh

log()
{
	>&2 echo $@
}
# https://nightly.buildroot.org/manual.html#requirement-mandatory
PACKAGE_LIST="which sed make binutils diffutils gcc g++ bash patch gzip bzip2 perl tar cpio unzip rsync file bc findutils wget"

dnf_install_packages()
{
	log "Installing buildroot dependencies with dnf"
	sudo dnf install $PACKAGE_LIST
}

apt_install_packages()
{
	log "Installing buildroot dependencies with apt"
	sudo apt install $PACKAGE_LIST build-essential
}

if [ $OSTYPE != "linux-gnu" ] ; then
	log "Here's a nickle kid, go get yourself a better computer!"
	exit 1
fi

if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] ; then
	log "Detected Red Hat / Fedora family"
	dnf_install_packages
elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ] ; then
	log "Detected Debian / Ubuntu family"
	apt_install_packages
else
	log "Unsupported distro"
	exit 1
fi