diff --git a/premake5-deps.lua b/premake5-deps.lua
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+require("premake", ">=5.0.0-beta2")
+
+local os_iden = '' -- identifier
+if os.target() == "windows" then
+    os_iden = 'win'
+elseif os.target() == "linux" then
+    os_iden = 'linux'
+else
+    error('Unsupported os target: "' .. os.target() .. '"')
+end
+
+
+-- options
+---------
+-- verbose
+newoption {
+    trigger = "verbose",
+    description = "Verbose output",
+}
+
+-- local tools
+newoption {
+    category = "tools",
+    trigger = "custom-cmake",
+    description = "Use custom cmake",
+    value = 'path/to/cmake.exe',
+    default = nil
+}
+
+-- deps extraction
+newoption {
+    category = "extract",
+    trigger = "all-ext",
+    description = "Extract all deps",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "extract",
+    trigger = "clean-ext",
+    description = "Clean folder before extraction",
+}
+
+newoption {
+    category = "extract",
+    trigger = "ext-ssq",
+    description = "Extract ssq",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "extract",
+    trigger = "ext-zlib",
+    description = "Extract zlib",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "extract",
+    trigger = "ext-curl",
+    description = "Extract curl",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "extract",
+    trigger = "ext-protobuf",
+    description = "Extract protobuf",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "extract",
+    trigger = "ext-mbedtls",
+    description = "Extract mbedtls",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "extract",
+    trigger = "ext-ingame_overlay",
+    description = "Extract ingame_overlay",
+}
+
+-- build
+newoption {
+    category = "build",
+    trigger = "b-all",
+    description = "Build all deps",
+}
+
+newoption {
+    category = "build",
+    trigger = "b-ssq",
+    description = "Build ssq",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "build",
+    trigger = "b-zlib",
+    description = "Build zlib",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "build",
+    trigger = "b-curl",
+    description = "Build curl",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "build",
+    trigger = "b-protobuf",
+    description = "Build protobuf",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "build",
+    trigger = "b-mbedtls",
+    description = "Build mbedtls",
+}
+newoption {
+    category = "build",
+    trigger = "b-ingame_overlay",
+    description = "Build ingame_overlay",
+}
+
+
+
+
+-- common defs
+---------
+
+local deps_dir = os.realpath('build/deps/' .. os_iden)
+local third_party_dir = os.realpath('third-party')
+local third_party_deps_dir = os.realpath(third_party_dir .. '/deps/' .. os_iden)
+local third_party_common_dir = os.realpath(third_party_dir .. '/deps/common')
+local extractor = os.realpath(third_party_deps_dir .. '/7za/7za')
+local mycmake = os.realpath(third_party_deps_dir .. 'cmake/bin/cmake')
+
+if _OPTIONS["custom-cmake"] then
+    mycmake = _OPTIONS["custom-cmake"]
+    print('using custom cmake: ' .. _OPTIONS["custom-cmake"])
+end
+
+
+-- extract action
+-------
+deps_to_extract = {} -- { 'path/to/archive', 'path/to/extraction folder'
+if _OPTIONS["ext-ssq"] or _OPTIONS["all-ext"] then
+    table.insert(deps_to_extract, { 'libssq/libssq.tar.gz', 'libssq' })
+end
+if _OPTIONS["ext-zlib"] or _OPTIONS["all-ext"] then
+    table.insert(deps_to_extract, { 'zlib/zlib.tar.gz', 'zlib' })
+end
+if _OPTIONS["ext-curl"] or _OPTIONS["all-ext"] then
+    table.insert(deps_to_extract, { 'curl/curl.tar.gz', 'curl' })
+end
+if _OPTIONS["ext-protobuf"] or _OPTIONS["all-ext"] then
+    table.insert(deps_to_extract, { 'protobuf/protobuf.tar.gz', 'protobuf' })
+end
+if _OPTIONS["ext-mbedtls"] or _OPTIONS["all-ext"] then
+    table.insert(deps_to_extract, { 'mbedtls/mbedtls.tar.gz', 'mbedtls' })
+end
+if _OPTIONS["ext-ingame_overlay"] or _OPTIONS["all-ext"] then
+    table.insert(deps_to_extract, { 'ingame_overlay/ingame_overlay.tar.gz', 'ingame_overlay' })
+end
+
+
+if os.host() == "linux" then
+    local ok_chmod, err_chmod = os.chmod(extractor, "777")
+    if not ok_chmod then
+        error("cannot chmod: " .. err_chmod)
+        return
+    end
+
+    if not _OPTIONS["custom-cmake"] then
+        local ok_chmod, err_chmod = os.chmod(mycmake, "777")
+        if not ok_chmod then
+            error("cannot chmod: " .. err_chmod)
+            return
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+for _, v in pairs(deps_to_extract) do
+    -- check archive
+    local archive_file = os.realpath(third_party_common_dir .. '/' .. v[1])
+    if not os.isfile(archive_file) then
+        error("archive not found: " .. archive_file)
+        return
+    end
+
+    local out_folder = os.realpath(deps_dir .. '/' .. v[2])
+
+    -- clean if required
+    if _OPTIONS["clean-ext"] then
+        print('cleaning dir: ' .. out_folder)
+        os.rmdir(out_folder)
+    end
+
+    -- create out folder
+    print("creating dir: " .. out_folder)
+    local ok_mk, err_mk = os.mkdir(out_folder)
+    if not ok_mk then
+        error("Error: " .. err_mk)
+        return
+    end
+
+    -- extract
+    print("extracting: '" .. archive_file .. "'")
+    local ext = string.lower(string.sub(archive_file, -7)) -- ".tar.gz"
+    local ok_cmd = false
+    if ext == ".tar.gz" then
+        ok_cmd = os.execute(extractor .. ' x "' .. archive_file .. '" -so | "' .. extractor .. '" x -si -ttar -y -aoa -o"' .. out_folder .. '"')
+    else
+        ok_cmd = os.execute(extractor .. ' x "' .. archive_file .. '" -y -aoa -o"' .. out_folder .. '"')
+    end
+    if not ok_cmd then
+        error('extraction failed')
+    end
+
+    local folders = os.matchdirs(out_folder .. '/*')
+    for _, vv in pairs(folders) do
+        local inner_folder = os.realpath(vv)
+        local ok = os.execute('{COPYDIR} "' .. inner_folder  .. '" "' .. out_folder .. '"')
+        if not ok then
+            error('copy dir failed, src=' .. inner_folder .. ', dest=' .. out_folder)
+        end
+        os.rmdir(inner_folder)
+    end
+
+end