merlin on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "merlin" 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 merlin on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall merlin on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1219601
Name: merlin
PackageBaseID: 148880
PackageBase: merlin
Version: 4.8-1
Description: Context sensitive completion for OCaml in Vim and Emacs
URL: https://github.com/ocaml/merlin
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1704638193
Maintainer: condy
Submitter: condy
FirstSubmitted: 1581079149
LastModified: 1677687820
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/merlin.tar.gz