I list below the outcome of today's build attempts. I attach the configure logs and screen outputs. I'm a newbie so I'm at the limit of my "computer knowledge". Sorry. Best wishes, Colin. A. Remove emacs git-source directory and start again ==================================================== 1. rm -r -f ~/git/emacs RET 2. cd ~/git RET 3. git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/emacs.git RET 4. cd ~/git/emacs RET 5. git pull RET Already up-to-date B. First Build Attempt ====================== 1. cd ~/git/emacs RET 2. make RET First error seen: "USE_LSB_TAG not supported on this platform" config.log attached as config1.log screen output attached as screen-out1.txt C. Second Build Attempt ======================= 1. cd ~/git/emacs RET 2. make clean RET 3. make distclean RET 4. ./configure --with-wide-int RET 5. make RET First error seen: "alignas not defined" config.log attached as config2.log screen output attached as screen-out2.txt