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 To compile a complete Xfce desktop from source requires some information about the dependency chain and the various configure options available in each module. This page will describe this in detail, so you can compile your own Xfce desktop; both system wide as well as in your $HOME directory. To compile a complete Xfce desktop from source requires some information about the dependency chain and the various configure options available in each module. This page will describe this in detail, so you can compile your own Xfce desktop; both system wide as well as in your $HOME directory.
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 +  * **[[building#Choosing your Xfce version|Choosing your Xfce version]]**
 +  * **[[building#Obtaining the Xfce source code|Obtaining the Xfce source code]]**
 +  * **[[building#Xfce dependencies explained|Xfce dependencies explained]]**
 +  * **[[building#Building the packages|Building the packages]]**
 +  * **[[building#Finding additional help|Finding additional help]]**
  
 ===== Choosing your Xfce version ===== ===== Choosing your Xfce version =====
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 Once you have decided which version that you want to compile, there are a couple of ways to download the source code. You can either choose to build official released packages, or clone the source repositories. Choosing the released packages is the recommended option. The source repositories could possibly be broken and are not generally suitable for production environments. However, they always contains the latest features, bug fixes and translations. Once you have decided which version that you want to compile, there are a couple of ways to download the source code. You can either choose to build official released packages, or clone the source repositories. Choosing the released packages is the recommended option. The source repositories could possibly be broken and are not generally suitable for production environments. However, they always contains the latest features, bug fixes and translations.
  
-If your are not sure what to choose, it is easiest to begin with the latest stable fat-tarball of a collection release.+If your are not sure which to choose, it is easiest to begin with the latest stable fat-tarball of a collection release.
  
 ==== Released packages ==== ==== Released packages ====
  
-Xfce packages have two types of releases. Click the links, below, to open the the download locations.+Xfce packages have two types of releases: collection releases and individual releases. Click the links, below, to open the download locations.
  
   * [[http://archive.xfce.org/xfce/|Collection releases of the core modules]]\\ From time to time a new collection release of Xfce is made. A collection release consists of a number of individual tarballs and a fat-tarball that contains all of the individual tarballs.\\ The collection releases always contains the correct versions needed to build the other packages in the release. If you want the latest version of each package, you can start with a collection release and then look for individual bug fix releases, explained in the item below.    * [[http://archive.xfce.org/xfce/|Collection releases of the core modules]]\\ From time to time a new collection release of Xfce is made. A collection release consists of a number of individual tarballs and a fat-tarball that contains all of the individual tarballs.\\ The collection releases always contains the correct versions needed to build the other packages in the release. If you want the latest version of each package, you can start with a collection release and then look for individual bug fix releases, explained in the item below. 
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 After this, you can update your local copy of the repository with git pull and switch to another branch with ''git checkout $branchname''. Read the [[http://git-scm.com/documentation|GIT manuals]] for more information about using GIT. After this, you can update your local copy of the repository with git pull and switch to another branch with ''git checkout $branchname''. Read the [[http://git-scm.com/documentation|GIT manuals]] for more information about using GIT.
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 +===== Xfce Dependencies explained =====
  
 ==== Build requirements ==== ==== Build requirements ====
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 ^ tumbler | dbus-glib, gio, gmodule, gdk-pixbuf | freetype-config (fonts), jpeg (jpeg thumbnails from exif), libffmpegthumbnailer (video), gstreamer-1.0 (video), poppler-glib (pdf), libgsf (odf), libopenraw-gnome (various raw images) | ^ tumbler | dbus-glib, gio, gmodule, gdk-pixbuf | freetype-config (fonts), jpeg (jpeg thumbnails from exif), libffmpegthumbnailer (video), gstreamer-1.0 (video), poppler-glib (pdf), libgsf (odf), libopenraw-gnome (various raw images) |
  
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 ===== Building the packages ===== ===== Building the packages =====
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 ==== Installation location and variables ==== ==== Installation location and variables ====
  
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 ! Same as the level above, including ''-Werror'' so the compilers aborts during compiler errors. The compiler will also generate binaries with debug information suitable for [[:contribute:bugs:|backtraces]] and memory checks. This is the recommended level for developers or users who want to report bugs. ! Same as the level above, including ''-Werror'' so the compilers aborts during compiler errors. The compiler will also generate binaries with debug information suitable for [[:contribute:bugs:|backtraces]] and memory checks. This is the recommended level for developers or users who want to report bugs.
  
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 ===== Help ===== ===== Help =====
  
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 Have fun building Xfce! Have fun building Xfce!
  
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