vcpkg-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 25,2024

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

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

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


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


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

ID: 1278403
Name: vcpkg-git
PackageBaseID: 131848
PackageBase: vcpkg-git
Version: 2023.06.20.r43.g288e8bebf4-1
Description: C++ library manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
URL: https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
NumVotes: 10
Popularity: 0.024668
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kyechou
Submitter: ohmyarch
FirstSubmitted: 1524620560
LastModified: 1687680017
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/vcpkg-git.tar.gz