Pidgin Snap

https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/build-apps/

https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/build-apps/your-first-snap/

https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/build-apps/snapcraft-advanced-features/

$ sudo apt install snapcraft

mkdir pidgin-sipe cd pidgin-sipe snapcraft init

snapcraft.yaml
name: pidgin-sipe
version: 1
summary: Pidgin SIPE
description: Pidgin with MS Lync capabilities
confinement: strict
apps:
  pidgin:
    plugin: autotools
    source: https://github.com/tieto/pidgin.git
    command: ./bin/pidgin
parts:
  
  pidgin-sipe:
    plugin: autotools
    source:
    after:
      - pidgin
      - gstreamer
      - farstream
      - libnice
      - freerdp
      - remmina
  gstreamer:
    plugin: make
    source:
  farstream:
    plugin: make
    source:
  libnice:
    plugin: make
    source:
  freerdp:
    plugin: make
    source: 
  remmina:
    plugin: make
    source:

snapcraft stage