buildTmux.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Script for installing tmux on systems where you don't have root access.
# tmux will be installed in $INSTALLPATH/local/bin.
# It's assumed that wget and a C/C++ compiler are installed.

# exit on error
set -e

INSTALLPATH=$(pwd)
# create our directories
mkdir -p $INSTALLPATH/local $INSTALLPATH/tmux_tmp
cd $INSTALLPATH/tmux_tmp

# download source files for tmux, libevent, and ncurses
git clone https://github.com/tmux/tmux.git
git clone https://github.com/libevent/libevent.git
git clone https://github.com/gittup/ncurses.git

# extract files, configure, and compile

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# libevent #
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cd libevent #-2.0.19-stable
pwd
./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=$INSTALLPATH/local --disable-shared
make
make install
cd ..

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# ncurses  #
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cd ncurses
pwd
./configure --prefix=$INSTALLPATH/local
make
make install
cd ..

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# tmux     #
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cd tmux
./autogen.sh
./configure CFLAGS="-I$INSTALLPATH/local/include -I$INSTALLPATH/local/include/ncurses" LDFLAGS="-L$INSTALLPATH/local/lib -L$INSTALLPATH/local/include/ncurses -L$INSTALLPATH/local/include"
CPPFLAGS="-I$INSTALLPATH/local/include -I$INSTALLPATH/local/include/ncurses" LDFLAGS="-static -L$INSTALLPATH/local/include -L$INSTALLPATH/local/include/ncurses -L$INSTALLPATH/local/lib" make
cp tmux $INSTALLPATH/local/bin
cd ..

# cleanup
rm -rf $INSTALLPATH/tmux_tmp

echo "$INSTALLPATH/local/bin/tmux is now available. You can optionally add $INSTALLPATH/local/bin to your PATH."