[Users] Installing from GIT

[Paul]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:13:12 -0400
Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote: 

> * 1. Is there an URL I can use to clone the complete source code (i.e.
>   including all currently existing branches)? The URL I found on the
>   website (https://git.claws-mail.org/readonly/claws.git) only includes
>   the master branch, and it doesn't look like any other branches are
>   browsable via the website.

Go to https://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=summary
Scroll down to the 'heads' section. Here you will have access to the other
branches.

> * 3. Is there a partial or complete list somewhere of what additional
>   dependencies are needed for building / installing from GIT versus
>   from a release tarball?

You will need flex and bison.

> * 4. Am I right in thinking that I could take either of the following
>   approaches at the beginning of the build process?:
> * a. Run ./autogen.sh and then run ./configure with the options I want.
> * b. Only run ./autogen.sh but include the 'configure' options with it
>   somehow.

You can pass configure options to autogen.sh. autogen.sh runs configure so
you don't need to re-run configure after running autogen.sh.

with regards

Paul