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#1 2023-01-25 08:43:55

hully
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How to know if a package will get compiled from source?

I don't understand how to know in advance whether a package is shipped as a binary or as source code that will get compiled.

For instance, I installed r which looks like it's shipped as binary, but r-mkl got compiled from source code (taking a long time)

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#2 2023-01-25 08:46:32

d.ALT
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Re: How to know if a package will get compiled from source?

ArchLinux is a binary distro.
You'll find sources in AUR only!

Last edited by d.ALT (2023-01-25 08:46:44)


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#3 2023-01-25 10:27:00

Awebb
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Re: How to know if a package will get compiled from source?

By not using an AUR helper that wraps around pacman, you'll give yourself time to learn how Arch Linux and the AUR work.

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#4 2023-01-25 10:27:21

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Re: How to know if a package will get compiled from source?

For instance, I installed r which looks like it's shipped as binary, but r-mkl got compiled from source code (taking a long time)

Let me guess :

you are NOT using pacman to maintain your system but some other command ?

I estimate there's a 99.99999% chance you're using an unsupported aur helper without realising it.

Read https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers and think hard about the text in the first red box (and follow the link in it) .


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