gm2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "gm2" 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 gm2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall gm2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "gm2" 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 gm2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/gm2.git 
            
                        
                ~/gm2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/gm2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/gm2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gm2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 908530
Name: gm2
PackageBaseID: 166372
PackageBase: gm2
Version: 1:11.1.0.r20210503-1
Description: GNU Modula2 compiler
URL: https://floppsie.comp.glam.ac.uk/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1687969663
Maintainer:
Submitter: haawda
FirstSubmitted: 1620080404
LastModified: 1621268250
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/gm2.tar.gz