jflex on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "jflex" 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
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install jflex on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jflex on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "jflex" via AUR

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


    
        
            $
        

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

b. Clone jflex's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/jflex.git 
            
                        
                ~/jflex
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/jflex folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/jflex
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the jflex package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 816041
Name: jflex
PackageBaseID: 27006
PackageBase: jflex
Version: 1.8.2-1
Description: A lexer generator written in Java
URL: http://www.jflex.de/
NumVotes: 18
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aviallon
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1244137559
LastModified: 1604922616
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jflex.tar.gz