packer-rocm: niccli build fixes

packer-rocm/playbooks/roles/amdgpu_install/vars/main.yml

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ amdgpu_install_pkg_patts:  # indexed by 'ansible_distribution' fact
 # Packages to install after 'amdgpu-install' but before the usecases
 amdgpu_install_pre:
   common:
+    - automake  # only 'suggested' by 'build-essential' metapkg, not mentioned by 'Development Tools' group
+    - autoconf  # "
     - cmake
     - curl
     - dkms
@@ -25,8 +27,6 @@ amdgpu_install_pre:
     - wget
     - zip
   Debian:
-    - autoconf
-    - automake
     - libstdc++-12-dev
     - "linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
     - "linux-modules-extra-{{ ansible_kernel }}"

packer-rocm/playbooks/roles/niccli/defaults/main.yml

@@ -8,45 +8,12 @@
 #   - 'Broadcom NetXtreme-E Linux Installer'
 #   - 'NetXtreme-E Linux Driver'
 #
-# NOTE/warning: URL patterns are not consistent enough for templating to make much sense; provide/set the full URL at once. See above for discovery process.
-niccli_url: 'https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/ethernet-network-adapters/NXE/Thor2/GCA1/bcm5760x_230.2.52.0a.zip'
+# NOTE/Warning: Patterns in URLs have not been consistent enough for templating to make [much] sense. Directories change along with releases.
+niccli_url: 'https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/ethernet-network-adapters/NXE/Thor2/GCA2/bcm5760x_231.2.63.0a.zip'
 
-# 'niccli_sum' deliberately is *not* defaulted with the URL. if users want to change the URL... this should not require the checksum be corrected/emptied
-# this should act as opt-in validation, not a requirement
+# 'niccli_sum' deliberately is *not* defaulted with the URL.
+# if users want to change the link... they should not be required to correct or empty the checksum. this should act as opt-in validation, not a requirement.
 
 # install the CLI and driver by default, may opt out
 niccli_driver: true
 niccli_wanted: true
-
-niccli_requirements:  # mapped by 'ansible_os_family' fact
-  common:
-    - dkms
-    - pciutils
-    - unzip
-  Debian:
-    - build-essential
-    - ibverbs-providers
-    - ibverbs-utils
-    - libaio-dev
-    - libibverbs1
-    - libibverbs-dev
-    - libstdc++-12-dev
-    - libelf-dev
-    - libibumad-dev
-    - librdmacm-dev
-    - linux-headers-generic
-    - "linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
-    - "linux-modules-extra-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
-    - rdmacm-utils
-  RedHat:
-    - '@Development Tools'  # group notation (@...) requires quoting
-    - kernel-headers
-    - kernel-devel-matched
-    - kernel-modules-extra
-    - libstdc++-devel
-    - libaio-devel
-    - libibumad
-    - libibverbs
-    - libibverbs-utils
-    - elfutils-libelf-devel
-    - librdmacm-utils

packer-rocm/playbooks/roles/niccli/vars/main.yml

@@ -10,3 +10,44 @@ niccli_pkg_anyarch:
 niccli_pkg_ext:
   Debian: '.deb'
   RedHat: '.rpm'
+
+# distribution packages to install before those for 'niccli'; mapped by 'ansible_os_family' fact
+niccli_requirements:
+  common:
+    - automake  # only 'suggested' by 'build-essential' metapkg, not mentioned by 'Development Tools' group
+    - autoconf  # "
+    - cmake
+    - dkms
+    - infiniband-diags
+    - pciutils
+    - rdma-core
+    - strace
+    - unzip
+  Debian:
+    - build-essential
+    - ibverbs-providers
+    - ibverbs-utils
+    - libaio-dev
+    - libibverbs1
+    - libibverbs-dev
+    - libstdc++-12-dev
+    - libelf-dev
+    - libibumad-dev
+    - librdmacm-dev
+    - linux-headers-generic
+    - "linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
+    - "linux-modules-extra-{{ ansible_kernel }}"
+    - pkg-config
+    - rdmacm-utils
+  RedHat:
+    - '@Development Tools'  # group notation (@...) requires quoting
+    - kernel-headers
+    - kernel-devel-matched
+    - kernel-modules-extra
+    - libstdc++-devel
+    - libaio-devel
+    - libibumad
+    - libibverbs
+    - libibverbs-utils
+    - elfutils-libelf-devel
+    - librdmacm-utils