bison2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "bison2" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install bison2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bison2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bison2" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone bison2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bison2.git 
            
                        
                ~/bison2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bison2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bison2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bison2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 613234
Name: bison2
PackageBaseID: 132049
PackageBase: bison2
Version: 2.7.1-2
Description: The GNU general-purpose parser generator, older version
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/bison.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1657306878
Maintainer:
Submitter: marquicus
FirstSubmitted: 1525327681
LastModified: 1558040866
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bison2.tar.gz