darcsver on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 15,2024

1. Install "darcsver" 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 darcsver on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall darcsver on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 214893
Name: darcsver
PackageBaseID: 39133
PackageBase: darcsver
Version: 1.7.4-2
Description: generate a version number from darcs history
URL: http://allmydata.org/trac/darcsver
NumVotes: 22
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1702755242
Maintainer: Stary2001
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1279909472
LastModified: 1437752179
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/darcsver.tar.gz