gcc8-fortran on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "gcc8-fortran" 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 gcc8-fortran on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                gcc8-fortran
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall gcc8-fortran on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                gcc8-fortran
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "gcc8-fortran" 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 gcc8-fortran's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gcc8-fortran.git 
            
                        
                ~/gcc8-fortran
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gcc8-fortran folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gcc8-fortran
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcc8-fortran package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1296634
Name: gcc8-fortran
PackageBaseID: 160181
PackageBase: gcc8
Version: 8.5.0-2
Description: Fortran front-end for GCC (8.x.x)
URL: http://gcc.gnu.org
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.491143
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: dvzrv
FirstSubmitted: 1606160740
LastModified: 1690762771
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gcc8-fortran.tar.gz