libffi-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 05,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1239648
Name: libffi-git
PackageBaseID: 127017
PackageBase: libffi-git
Version: 3.4.4.r27.gac598b7f-1
Description: Portable foreign function interface library
URL: https://sourceware.org/libffi/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1509817708
LastModified: 1681198526
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libffi-git.tar.gz