mftrace on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "mftrace" 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 mftrace on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall mftrace on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1159488
Name: mftrace
PackageBaseID: 187019
PackageBase: mftrace
Version: 1.2.20-4
Description: Traces TeX bitmap fonts into PFA, PFB, or TTF
URL: http://lilypond.org/mftrace/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: dvzrv
FirstSubmitted: 1667172666
LastModified: 1667172666
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mftrace.tar.gz