lcov-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "lcov-git" 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 lcov-git on Arch using YAY

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

2. Manually Install "lcov-git" 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 lcov-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1212536
Name: lcov-git
PackageBaseID: 115665
PackageBase: lcov-git
Version: r406.43534e8-1
Description: Latest snapshot of lcov, a front-end for GCC's coverage testing tool gcov
URL: https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: PhCl
Submitter: PhCl
FirstSubmitted: 1474414094
LastModified: 1676673547
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/lcov-git.tar.gz