===== Building from source =====

==== Create a place to work in ====

Create a folder somewhere, whatever you prefer, but I would recommend to keep all the code in the same place. For example create one in you home directory

<code>
mkdir -p ~/code/x2go && cd ~/code/x2go
</code>

==== Get the sources ====

First, you have to get the [[wiki:development:git|sources]]. There is already a "ready to clone" snippet [[wiki:development:git#checkout_all_repos| here]], to be pasted in any bash terminal.

You should now have cloned all repositories actually shown [[http://code.x2go.org/gitweb|at the gitweb here]].

==== Get the build and development dependencies ====

Install the following packages for development (Debian/Ubuntu based distro):

//Note:// Some packages are optional.

<code>
sudo apt-get install build-essential qt4-default qt4-designer qtcreator qtcreator-doc \
                     qt4-demos qt4-doc qt4-dev-tools libqt4-dev git \
                     libldap2-dev libssh-dev libxpm-dev libcups2-dev \
                     debhelper doxygen man2html-base xutils-dev libpixman-1-dev\
                     devscripts quilt libxcomposite-dev libxrandr-dev\
                     libxtst-dev libxinerama-dev libxrender-dev pkg-config expat\
                     libxmltok1-dev libxml2-dev libxfont-dev
</code>

All up-to-date dependencies you can get with **dpkg-checkbuilddeps** command.
==== Build the actual code ====

Before you build, consider this: when you're on the master branch, you're on the bleeding edge. This could contain any sort of errors or experimental code. Have a look at the available tags:

<code>
git tag
</code>

Also, you might want to have in mind, that the actual build is based on the branch **build-main**. Have a look at what's there with 

<code>
git branch <TAB><TAB>
</code>

Change to the branch or tag of project you want to build and **build the project** with: 

<code>
debuild -us -uc
</code>