1. install build deps: $ tce-load -wi libassuan-dev gcr-dev glib2-dev libgpg-error-dev gt k2-dev ncurses-dev ncursesw-dev libsecret-dev m4 qt-5.x-dev texinfo 2. use recommended configure flags from tiny core wiki (for compatibility): export CFLAGS="-mtune=generic -Os -pipe" export CXXFLAGS="-mtune=generic -Os -pipe" export LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1" 3. the usual ./configure make make DESTDIR=/opt/destpinentry-gtk2 install