re2-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "re2-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 re2-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall re2-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "re2-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 re2-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/re2-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/re2-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/re2-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/re2-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the re2-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1318862
Name: re2-git
PackageBaseID: 93765
PackageBase: re2-git
Version: 2023.09.01.r7.ga807e8a3-1
Description: A fast, safe, thread-friendly alternative to backtracking regular expression engines, a C++ library.
URL: https://github.com/google/re2
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1433441020
LastModified: 1694685121
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/re2-git.tar.gz