ninja-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 03,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 430960
Name: ninja-git
PackageBaseID: 46233
PackageBase: ninja-git
Version: 2:r2306.7bbc708f-1
Description: Small build system with a focus on speed
URL: https://ninja-build.org/
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1692271271
Maintainer: intelfx
Submitter: imrehg
FirstSubmitted: 1297089451
LastModified: 1501176155
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ninja-git.tar.gz