merlin-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 289610
Name: merlin-git
PackageBaseID: 87656
PackageBase: merlin-git
Version: 20160325-1
Description: Context sensitive completion for OCaml in Vim and Emacs (ocamlmerlin binary only)
URL: https://github.com/the-lambda-church/merlin
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: 314eter
Submitter: atweiden
FirstSubmitted: 1416845875
LastModified: 1459419721
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/merlin-git.tar.gz