gc-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 27,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1354797
Name: gc-git
PackageBaseID: 161520
PackageBase: gc-git
Version: 8.2.0.r1165.gf2630a42-1
Description: A garbage collector for C and C++
URL: https://www.hboehm.info/gc/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: a821
Submitter: yatsen71
FirstSubmitted: 1609570988
LastModified: 1700235260
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gc-git.tar.gz