watchman-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 01,2024

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


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


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


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


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

ID: 626504
Name: watchman-git
PackageBaseID: 104535
PackageBase: watchman-git
Version: 4.9.0.r1158.g264484e0-1
Description: Watches files and records, or triggers actions, when they change.
URL: https://facebook.github.io/watchman/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer:
Submitter: marsam
FirstSubmitted: 1449937012
LastModified: 1562106042
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/watchman-git.tar.gz