vcpkg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "vcpkg" 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 vcpkg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall vcpkg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1412515
Name: vcpkg
PackageBaseID: 177038
PackageBase: vcpkg
Version: 2024.02.14-1
Description: C++ library manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
URL: https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 8.0E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pacifi5t
Submitter: pacifi5t
FirstSubmitted: 1647632466
LastModified: 1708438399
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vcpkg.tar.gz