errcheck on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "errcheck" 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 errcheck on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall errcheck on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 889391
Name: errcheck
PackageBaseID: 165379
PackageBase: errcheck
Version: 1.6.0-1
Description: A program for checking for unchecked errors in go programs.
URL: https://github.com/kisielk/errcheck
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1708335041
Maintainer: arnottcr
Submitter: arnottcr
FirstSubmitted: 1617878465
LastModified: 1617878465
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/errcheck.tar.gz