Ok, if you want to test bmpanel2, here is what you should do:
1. cd ~/tmp (or wherever you want to place bmpanel2 files)
2. git clone git://github.com/nsf/bmpanel2.git
3. cd bmpanel2
4. cmake . && make
5. And now it’s ready to run, but you also need a config file. Just create it: ~/.config/bmpanel2/bmpanel2rc. And the only thing you need here is a theme parameter, like that:
theme themes/native
6. It’s ready to run: ./bmpanel2
Enjoy! 😀 (send bug reports to: no.smile.face@gmail.com)