libffi-static on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 25,2024

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


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                libffi-static
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall libffi-static on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                libffi-static
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "libffi-static" 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-static's git locally


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


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

ID: 985179
Name: libffi-static
PackageBaseID: 172832
PackageBase: libffi-static
Version: 3.4.2-4
Description: Portable foreign function interface library
URL: https://sourceware.org/libffi/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yetist
Submitter: yetist
FirstSubmitted: 1636289720
LastModified: 1636289721
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/libffi-static.tar.gz