pcre2-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "pcre2-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 pcre2-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pcre2-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "pcre2-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 pcre2-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pcre2-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/pcre2-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/pcre2-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/pcre2-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pcre2-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1135036
Name: pcre2-git
PackageBaseID: 185485
PackageBase: pcre2-git
Version: 10.40.r45.gdb53e40-1
Description: A library that implements Perl 5-style regular expressions
URL: https://www.pcre.org/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1662306887
LastModified: 1662306887
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pcre2-git.tar.gz