diff --git a/libretro-build-database.sh b/libretro-build-database.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# BSDs don't have readlink -f
+read_link()
+{
+   TARGET_FILE="$1"
+   cd $(dirname "$TARGET_FILE")
+   TARGET_FILE=$(basename "$TARGET_FILE")
+
+   while [ -L "$TARGET_FILE" ]
+   do
+      TARGET_FILE=$(readlink "$TARGET_FILE")
+      cd $(dirname "$TARGET_FILE")
+      TARGET_FILE=$(basename "$TARGET_FILE")
+   done
+
+   PHYS_DIR=$(pwd -P)
+   RESULT="$PHYS_DIR/$TARGET_FILE"
+   echo $RESULT
+}
+
+SCRIPT=$(read_link "$0")
+echo "Script: $SCRIPT"
+BASE_DIR=$(dirname "$SCRIPT")
+RDB_DIR="$BASE_DIR/dist/rdb"
+LIBRETRODB_BASE_DIR=libretrodb
+LIBRETRODATABASE_DAT_DIR=$BASE_DIR/libretro-database/dat
+LIBRETRODATABASE_METADAT_DIR=$BASE_DIR/libretro-database/metadat
+
+die()
+{
+   echo $1
+   #exit 1
+}
+
+mkdir -p "$RDB_DIR"
+
+build_libretrodb() {
+   cd $BASE_DIR
+   if [ -d "$LIBRETRODB_BASE_DIR" ]; then
+      echo "=== Building libretrodb ==="
+      cd ${LIBRETRODB_BASE_DIR}/
+
+      if [ -z "${NOCLEAN}" ]; then
+         make -j$JOBS clean || die "Failed to clean ${2}"
+      fi
+      make -j$JOBS || die "Failed to build ${2}"
+   fi
+}
+
+# $1 is name
+# $2 is match key
+build_libretro_database() {
+   cd $BASE_DIR
+   if [ -d "$LIBRETRODB_BASE_DIR" ]; then
+      echo "=== Building ${1} ==="
+      cd ${LIBRETRODB_BASE_DIR}/
+      ./dat_converter db.rdb "${2}" "${LIBRETRODATABASE_DAT_DIR}/${1}.dat" "${LIBRETRODATABASE_METADAT_DIR}/${1}.dat"
+      if [ -f "db.rdb" ]; then
+         mv db.rdb "${RDB_DIR}/${1}.rdb"
+      fi
+   fi
+}
+
+build_libretro_databases() {
+   build_libretro_database "Sony - PlayStation" "rom.serial"
+   build_libretro_database "Nintendo - Super Nintendo Entertainment System" "rom.crc"
+}
+
+build_libretrodb
+build_libretro_databases