sdl2_compat12-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 24,2024

1. Install "sdl2_compat12-git" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install sdl2_compat12-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S sdl2_compat12-git

* (Optional) Uninstall sdl2_compat12-git on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns sdl2_compat12-git

2. Manually Install "sdl2_compat12-git" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone sdl2_compat12-git's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/sdl2_compat12-git.git ~/sdl2_compat12-git

c. Go to ~/sdl2_compat12-git folder and install it

$ cd ~/sdl2_compat12-git $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the sdl2_compat12-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 947559
Name: sdl2_compat12-git
PackageBaseID: 149690
PackageBase: sdl2_compat12-git
Version: r285.646ecd7-1
Description: Provides a binary-compatible API for programs written against SDL 1.2, but it uses SDL 2.0 behind the scenes.
URL: https://github.com/libsdl-org/sdl12-compat.git
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 1.9E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: archi42
FirstSubmitted: 1583089820
LastModified: 1628892823
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sdl2_compat12-git.tar.gz