cons on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "cons" 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 cons on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cons on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cons" 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 cons's git locally


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


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

ID: 462241
Name: cons
PackageBaseID: 7001
PackageBase: cons
Version: 2.2.0-1
Description: A Perl replacement for MAKE
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/cons/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: robertfoster
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1159614079
LastModified: 1511032176
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cons.tar.gz