catch2-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "catch2-git" 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 catch2-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall catch2-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "catch2-git" 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 catch2-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/catch2-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/catch2-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/catch2-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/catch2-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the catch2-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1167253
Name: catch2-git
PackageBaseID: 130393
PackageBase: catch2-git
Version: 3.1.1.r45.gb65c0e27-1
Description: Modern, C++-native, header-only, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD (developmental version)
URL: https://github.com/catchorg/catch2
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0.000601
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xiretza
Submitter: rsa
FirstSubmitted: 1519706708
LastModified: 1668105470
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/catch2-git.tar.gz