cd deps/Linux-deps//lib_linker && ./make_so_links.sh && cd ../../../..
/bin/sh: line 1: cd: deps/Linux-deps//lib_linker: No such file or directory
make: *** [Makefile:135: deps-release] Error 1
The path there is wrong and should be deps/Linux-deps/x86_64/lib_linker
A possible cause is HOST_ARCH being empty.
Manually performing the steps listed for deps-release hasn't helped to get oolite to use the provided deps.