flex-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 21,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1237069
Name: flex-git
PackageBaseID: 119171
PackageBase: flex-git
Version: 2.6.4.r442.g4a4bac0-1
Description: The Fast Lexical Analyzer - scanner generator for lexing in C and C++
URL: https://github.com/westes/flex
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1485420842
LastModified: 1680720402
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/flex-git.tar.gz