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Keyboard_Crasher

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[SOLVED] Download, possibly tinker with and run source from pacman

I have the same question as OP in this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=226693.

I want to download source from a package xyz, inspect and possibly edit the source code and only then make it. How do I do it?

The instructions given as answers to the linked post seem outdated, therefore a new thread on the subject.

Last edited by Keyboard_Crasher (2023-03-15 03:44:07)

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] Download, possibly tinker with and run source from pacman

"Seem outdated"?  In what way.  The answer is still the same.  Download the package files with asp, or directly from the package's webpage, then use makepkg to obtain the upstream source, edit, and build with makepkg.

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Keyboard_Crasher

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Re: [SOLVED] Download, possibly tinker with and run source from pacman

Ah, I was too quick to judge asp. Just looked that the latest git commit was from 4 years ago and thought it is yet another discontinued third-party tool.

For those stumbling into this thread later, check out: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Build_System

You can install asp via pacman and you're good to go!

(Also, don't necro-bump the post )

(Thanks, Inspector Parrot!)

Last edited by Keyboard_Crasher (2023-03-15 03:44:58)