dependency installer for macOS, Debian/Ubuntu, and RedHat/CentOS

Author: Aadharsh-Rajkumar

scripts/install_dependencies.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Installing required dependencies..."
+
+# Detect OS and install packages
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    echo "Detected macOS"
+    brew update
+    brew install cmake protobuf boost [email protected]
+elif [[ -f /etc/debian_version ]]; then
+    echo "Detected Debian/Ubuntu"
+    sudo apt-get update
+    sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cmake protobuf-compiler libboost-all-dev python3 python3-pip
+elif [[ -f /etc/redhat-release ]]; then
+    echo "Detected RedHat/CentOS"
+    sudo yum install -y epel-release
+    sudo yum install -y cmake3 protobuf-compiler boost-devel python3
+else
+    echo "Unsupported OS: $OSTYPE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Dependencies installed successfully."