boost-build on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 17,2024

1. Install "boost-build" 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 boost-build on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                boost-build
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall boost-build on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                boost-build
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "boost-build" 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 boost-build's git locally


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


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

ID: 858945
Name: boost-build
PackageBaseID: 76965
PackageBase: boost-build
Version: 4.3.0-1
Description: Boost.Build makes it easy to build C++ projects, everywhere.
URL: http://www.boost.org/build/
NumVotes: 31
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1623741739
Maintainer: marcs
Submitter: schuay
FirstSubmitted: 1388830231
LastModified: 1612517976
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/boost-build.tar.gz