glfw-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "glfw-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install glfw-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S glfw-git

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

$ yay -Rns glfw-git

2. Manually Install "glfw-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone glfw-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/glfw-git.git ~/glfw-git

c. Go to ~/glfw-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/glfw-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the glfw-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 978685
Name: glfw-git
PackageBaseID: 95836
PackageBase: glfw-git
Version: 3.3.r470.g56a4cb0a-1
Description: Free, open source, portable framework for OpenGL application development (git version)
URL: http://www.glfw.org/
NumVotes: 14
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1655656612
Maintainer: ricardomv
Submitter: linkmauve
FirstSubmitted: 1436570055
LastModified: 1635100689
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/glfw-git.tar.gz