fdiff on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "fdiff" 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 fdiff on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fdiff on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1252178
Name: fdiff
PackageBaseID: 150877
PackageBase: fdiff
Version: 3.0.0-3
Description: An OpenType table diff tool for fonts based on the fontTools TTX format
URL: https://github.com/source-foundry/fdiff
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
Submitter: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1585557221
LastModified: 1683152239
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fdiff.tar.gz