nim-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1260785
Name: nim-git
PackageBaseID: 109752
PackageBase: nim-git
Version: 1:1.6.8.r1359.a852b2e9cf-1
Description: Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula. Its design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance (in that order of priority).
URL: https://nim-lang.org/
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.010933
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: 0x647262
Submitter: atweiden
FirstSubmitted: 1459887268
LastModified: 1684600017
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/nim-git.tar.gz