emacs-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1334016
Name: emacs-git
PackageBaseID: 77075
PackageBase: emacs-git
Version: 30.0.50.169253-1
Description: GNU Emacs. Development master branch.
URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
NumVotes: 104
Popularity: 0.004354
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: toropisco
Submitter: toropisco
FirstSubmitted: 1388887530
LastModified: 1697308561
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/emacs-git.tar.gz