sdl2_fontcache on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 05,2025

1. Install "sdl2_fontcache" 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 sdl2_fontcache on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                sdl2_fontcache
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall sdl2_fontcache on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                sdl2_fontcache
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "sdl2_fontcache" 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 sdl2_fontcache's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/sdl2_fontcache.git 
            
                        
                ~/sdl2_fontcache
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/sdl2_fontcache folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/sdl2_fontcache
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the sdl2_fontcache package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1145712
Name: sdl2_fontcache
PackageBaseID: 186141
PackageBase: sdl2_fontcache
Version: 1-1
Description: A generic font caching library
URL: https://github.com/grimfang4/SDL_FontCache
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tyrolyean
Submitter: EmperorPenguin18
FirstSubmitted: 1664412259
LastModified: 1664419626
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sdl2_fontcache.tar.gz