ocaml-ppx_optional on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "ocaml-ppx_optional" 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 ocaml-ppx_optional on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                ocaml-ppx_optional
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall ocaml-ppx_optional on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                ocaml-ppx_optional
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "ocaml-ppx_optional" 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 ocaml-ppx_optional's git locally


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


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

ID: 1393824
Name: ocaml-ppx_optional
PackageBaseID: 133834
PackageBase: ocaml-ppx_optional
Version: 0.16.0-1
Description: Pattern matching on flat options
URL: https://github.com/janestreet/ppx_optional
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dpeukert
Submitter: J5lx
FirstSubmitted: 1530205473
LastModified: 1706397135
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ocaml-ppx_optional.tar.gz