> The crucial difference is that you need to generate the configure file using 
> ./autogen.sh the first time after a new clone.

I gave my best, but now I give up. Could’t get `./autogen.sh` running.

>     Nevertheless, it possibly may not be a “widely needed feature”, but the 
> current solution is obviously a workaround. I hope someone feels appointed to 
> this task.
> 
> Geany is open source software, all contributors are volunteers, so nobody can 
> be "appointed" unless they do it themselves, and the fact that nothing has 
> been done since the code was added says nobody is interested/needs it enough 
> to appoint themselves.

There may be a misunderstanding due to my only medium abilities in the English 
language: I meant that I hope that somebody (by himself!) feels to work on it, 
not that he or she may be appointed by someone else. Sorry!

The fact that there *is* already a serious try for this enhancement makes me a 
little bit confident, as it simplifies the preferences dialog.

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