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by saagarjha 2427 days ago
To be fair, that looks like a mirror that’s been separated from its “intended” location (where there might be a link to these instructions) plus it’s a traditional “./configure && make && make install” type project anyways
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> that looks like a mirror

Yes, sure - it's a mirror, but take a look at original source [0][1]. I haven't found much information about "build & run" either.

> it’s a traditional “./configure && make && make install” type project

Yes, it is but you are talking about "building" not "running", which is also important process in terms of development. Also, deduction (from source code) what kind of combination of commands might be is a no-go argument for many would-be contributors (I looking at few friends who fall in love in npm start), not saying it requires some experience in specific tooling (here, how to build C projects), which not everyone has.

[0]: https://git.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/about/

[1]: https://git.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/tree/