cvs2svn on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "cvs2svn" 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 cvs2svn on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cvs2svn on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cvs2svn" 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 cvs2svn's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/cvs2svn.git 
            
                        
                ~/cvs2svn
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/cvs2svn folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/cvs2svn
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cvs2svn package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 868769
Name: cvs2svn
PackageBaseID: 948
PackageBase: cvs2svn
Version: 2.5.0-1
Description: A migration tool for CVS to SVN/Git/Hg/Bzr
URL: http://cvs2svn.tigris.org/
NumVotes: 13
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1116601522
LastModified: 1614214532
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cvs2svn.tar.gz