gdal-hdf4 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 10,2025

1. Install "gdal-hdf4" 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 gdal-hdf4 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gdal-hdf4 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "gdal-hdf4" 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 gdal-hdf4's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gdal-hdf4.git 
            
                        
                ~/gdal-hdf4
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gdal-hdf4 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gdal-hdf4
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gdal-hdf4 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1412068
Name: gdal-hdf4
PackageBaseID: 110592
PackageBase: gdal-hdf4
Version: 3.8.4-1
Description: Translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats
URL: https://gdal.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gds506
Submitter: ggranga
FirstSubmitted: 1461680601
LastModified: 1708368839
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gdal-hdf4.tar.gz