diff --git a/contrib/build-linux.sh b/contrib/build-linux.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+HOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
+DEP="$ROOT/depends/$HOST"
+
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+make -C depends -j"$(nproc)" NO_QT=1
+make -C depends NO_QT=1 install
+
+./autogen.sh
+
+CONFIG_SITE="$DEP/share/config.site" \
+./configure --build="$HOST" --host="$HOST" \
+  --prefix="$DEP" \
+  --disable-tests --disable-bench
+
+make -j"$(nproc)"
+echo "Build complete."