r-v8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "r-v8" 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 r-v8 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall r-v8 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "r-v8" 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 r-v8's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/r-v8.git 
            
                        
                ~/r-v8
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/r-v8 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/r-v8
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the r-v8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1409707
Name: r-v8
PackageBaseID: 155263
PackageBase: r-v8
Version: 4.4.2-1
Description: Embedded JavaScript and WebAssembly Engine for R
URL: https://cran.r-project.org/package=V8
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: BioArchLinuxBot
Submitter: dviktor
FirstSubmitted: 1594299135
LastModified: 1708020805
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/r-v8.tar.gz