Re: Trying to build screen

Perfect. Thanks !!!

On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 6:55 PM, Bob Proulx <bob-5cAygf9QrE/[email protected]> wrote:

> prashant Nidgunde wrote:
> > I downloaded screen code from below  (as per website):
> > git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/screen.git
> > However, there is no configure script at this location.
> > configure is missing in this screen/src folder.
>
> Please read the ./src/INSTALL file for detailed instructions on how to
> build the software from the development sources.  It will require the
> developer tools to be installed in order to compile and build the
> program.
>
> > So, my question is this repository the right place to download the code ?
>
> If you want the development sources as a developer then yes.  If you
> are wanting the latest stable release to compile and use then no.  The
> latest release was announced here in this message:
>
>   http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2017-01/msg00007.html
>
> It includes this pointer to the latest release.
>
>   http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/screen/screen-4.5.0.tar.gz
>
> Perhaps that is what you are really wanting?
>
> > If not, does website need a change to mention that source can be
> downloaded
> > as tar files using Downloads link ?
>
> There are two main project pages for GNU screen.
>
>   https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
>
>   https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/screen/
>
> The first is more comprehensive and includes pointers to both.  The
> second is the software source forge code site and is specific to the
> code development.  It's all about the source code there.
>
> You have checked out the development source.  That requires the
> development build tools to be present as you will need to build the
> configure script first.  The ./src/INSTALL gives details on that
> process.  The configure script is a downstream item that is built by
> the developer.  If you were downloading the release bundle that has
> been prepared for people to build such as
> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/screen/screen-4.5.0.tar.gz then it would
> already contain the configure script.
>
> Hope that helps!
> Bob
>