Build Arch Packages

A quick and dirty guide to building Linux packages on Arch.

Get the build tools

pacman -S base-devel git

group details - base-devel

package details - git

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Acquire the files

Clone the git repo of the package you wish to build.

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/package_name.git

Git repos and images can be found on the AUR.

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Build and install the package

DO NOT PERFORM THESE STEPS AS ROOT. Building packages as root could lead to unforseen consequences.

cd package_name
makepkg -si