The instructions below are for *nix based system such as Ubuntu. Usage of sudo is optional depending on your system. There are also projucer projects, if you prefer.
Sub Modules This project uses submodules. Be sure to do this on a fresh clone, or when pulling changes.
git submodule update --init
Dependencies
The following packages are needed...
sudo apt-get install python git build-essential pkg-config libboost-signals-dev libfreetype6-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev libxcomposite-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev lv2-dev liblilv-dev libsuil-dev ladspa-sdk libcurl4-openssl-dev
Optional
Waf will use clang by default if installed
sudo apt-get install clang
Compiling
./waf configure
./waf build
Testing
./waf check
Running
LD_LIBRARY_PATH="`pwd`/build/lib" build/bin/element
Installing
sudo ./waf install
sudo ldconfig
Install these packages, then run the waf commands described above.
sudo pacman -S git lilv suil lv2 ladspa boost
Dependencies Install Boost using Homebrew.
brew install boost
If you want LV2 support on OSX, you'll also need....
brew install pkg-config lilv suil
Build
./waf configure
./waf build
This produces build/Applications/Element.app.
# To run it...
open build/Applications/Element.app
Test
./waf check
Install
./waf install
Install the app to /Applications or another prefix of your choice. see ./waf --help