retroforth on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "retroforth" 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 retroforth on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall retroforth on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "retroforth" 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 retroforth's git locally


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


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

ID: 1296330
Name: retroforth
PackageBaseID: 196253
PackageBase: retroforth
Version: 2023.3-1
Description: A modern, pragmatic Forth
URL: https://retroforth.org/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: grawlinson
Submitter: grawlinson
FirstSubmitted: 1690705654
LastModified: 1690705654
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/retroforth.tar.gz