mingw-w64-libffi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "mingw-w64-libffi" 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 mingw-w64-libffi on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mingw-w64-libffi
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mingw-w64-libffi on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mingw-w64-libffi
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mingw-w64-libffi" 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 mingw-w64-libffi's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mingw-w64-libffi.git 
            
                        
                ~/mingw-w64-libffi
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/mingw-w64-libffi folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/mingw-w64-libffi
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mingw-w64-libffi package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1411861
Name: mingw-w64-libffi
PackageBaseID: 60029
PackageBase: mingw-w64-libffi
Version: 3.4.6-1
Description: Portable foreign function interface library (mingw-w64)
URL: http://sourceware.org/libffi
NumVotes: 19
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: drakkan
Submitter: brcha
FirstSubmitted: 1339604040
LastModified: 1708345532
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mingw-w64-libffi.tar.gz