Hi! If you are getting this code from http://launchpad.net/libmemcached then continue reading. Otherwise these directions are not for you (well maybe...). To obtain code from http://bazaar.launchpad.net/libmemcached you will need to issue the following command: bzr branch lp:libmemcached Once the tree is cloned you will need to build the "configure" script. You can do this by running the script: ./bootstrap.sh autoreconf It will set up all of the files you need to build libmemcached. At that point it is just the typical "./configure; make; make test; make install" For a tarball release do a "make dist" and for an RPM type "make rpm". For patches, we prefer you push a branch to launchpad and then submit that branch to be merged. For more information, see: https://help.launchpad.net/Code/UploadingABranch https://help.launchpad.net/Code/Review Thanks and keep hacking! Cheers, -Brian Seattle, WA.