perl-git-describeversion on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "perl-git-describeversion" 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 perl-git-describeversion on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                perl-git-describeversion
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall perl-git-describeversion on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                perl-git-describeversion
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "perl-git-describeversion" 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 perl-git-describeversion's git locally


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


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

ID: 1237818
Name: perl-git-describeversion
PackageBaseID: 192434
PackageBase: perl-git-describeversion
Version: 1.015-1
Description: Use git-describe to show a repo's version
URL: https://metacpan.org/release/Git-DescribeVersion
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Freed
Submitter: Freed
FirstSubmitted: 1680849523
LastModified: 1680849523
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/perl-git-describeversion.tar.gz