meson-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 24,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1103987
Name: meson-git
PackageBaseID: 109797
PackageBase: meson-git
Version: 0.63.0rc1.r10.c2c9359d4-1
Description: SCons-like build system that use python as a front-end language and Ninja as a building backend
URL: http://mesonbuild.com/
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 1.8E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SolarAquarion
Submitter: nontlikeuname
FirstSubmitted: 1459972251
LastModified: 1656291535
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/meson-git.tar.gz