sparse-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 241149
Name: sparse-git
PackageBaseID: 102109
PackageBase: sparse-git
Version: 0.5.0.r44.g40791b9-1
Description: A semantic parser for C, parsing most of ANSI C as well as many GCC extensions, [also] including a static analyzer.
URL: http://sparse.wiki.kernel.org/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1703094501
Maintainer: aksr
Submitter: aksr
FirstSubmitted: 1445277158
LastModified: 1445277177
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/sparse-git.tar.gz