pforth-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 24,2025

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 363961
Name: pforth-git
PackageBaseID: 96973
PackageBase: pforth-git
Version: 20160529-1
Description: A portable implementation of the Forth programming language written in ANSI C
URL: http://www.softsynth.com/pforth/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1706294793
Maintainer: keenerd
Submitter: keenerd
FirstSubmitted: 1439142738
LastModified: 1481382015
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pforth-git.tar.gz