diff --git a/check_deps.sh b/check_deps.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+eval $@
+[ "$MAKEDIST_TARGET" ] || MAKEDIST_TARGET="openmamba"
+[ "$PLATFORM" ] || PLATFORM="rootfs-light"
+[ "$MAKEFILE_TARGET" ] || MAKEFILE_TARGET="$MAKEDIST_TARGET-$PLATFORM"
+[ "$ARCH" ] || ARCH=x86_64
+echo "ARCH=$ARCH MAKEDIST_TARGET=$MAKEDIST_TARGET PLATFORM=$PLATFORM MAKEFILE_TARGET=$MAKEFILE_TARGET"
+make --no-print-directory ARCH=$ARCH -C /usr/share/makedist/global CHROOTCMD="chroot /var/makedist/root.tmp" \
+   LANGUAGE=it INSTALLED="" TARGET=$MAKEDIST_TARGET PLATFORM="$PLATFORM" -s $MAKEFILE_TARGET
+echo
+echo "Exit code: $?"