Hi,
> I did a *fresh* git clone of the tails git repository. What should
> I do instead? Is there a correct way to build tails?
You'll want to build from the devel branch, most likely, and ignore
master unless you're working on the website:
https://tails.boum.org/contribute/git/#index1h3
> I did much the same as what I did last week and tails built then.
The Debian archive has changed since then. Sorry, there's nothing we
can do about it until we have set up the infrastructure I mentionned
in my previous email.
> I followed the instructions on the tails
> web site.
https://tails.boum.org/contribute/build/ reads:
$ git checkout devel
Cheers!