Hi Michele,
since you use Debian, you can use my scripts to build TDE, they should make life pretty easy when you have setup everything.
Where do I find these scripts?
Currently the scripts are prepared with the idea that you build everything locally. This is ok for a core dev who works on all the TDE code, but if you want to build individual packages it is a bit overkill because it forces you to build all the required dependencies before you can build a module
I have quite a powerful PC, so I am OK with compiling everything, provided further rebuilds only recompile the necessary bits and are thus faster.
There is one thing I have been wanting to add to those scripts for a while, that is the ability to build a single module in a clean environment while using the dependency from the PSB/PTB repos. This would be ideal for people who wants to work on an individual package in a clean environment. I will try to have that ready this weekend and let you know when they are ready. I will also push some recent updates that I have made locally.
I think I didn't fully understand what you refer to as "clean environment"? And also "local builds" - what builds would not be local?
Janek