cxx on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "cxx" 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 cxx on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cxx on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1062624
Name: cxx
PackageBaseID: 138336
PackageBase: cxx
Version: 3.3.2-1
Description: Compile C++ code by detecting flags and includes automatically
URL: https://github.com/xyproto/cxx
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: xyproto
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1545858578
LastModified: 1649263719
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cxx.tar.gz