Cannot Build AUR packages

[artivision]

AUR Binaries work ok but sources don’t. Something like “error in Line XX” and like “patch: command not found”? This is a new OS installation.

[belyash]

Do you have the base-devel and git installed? They’re required to build packages from source.

It’s mentioned in the Manjaro wiki and the Arch wiki as well.

Probably a good idea to have a read though the wiki pages before installing AUR packages anyway, because AUR packages come with risks that installing from the official repos do not.

[varikonniemi]

did you try it with some packages known to work?

If you use pamac build x then pamac should handle all dependencies and base-devel, git etc are nothing to worry about.

Other AUR helpers than pamac work if they work/you made them work. Please try pamac if you used something else.

[maycne.sonahoz]

[HowTo] Fix a failing AUR package build

Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ AUR packages, contrarily to packages available in Manjaro’s repositories, need to be built locally in order to be installed. And as any process, that building can also fail for various reasons. Technically, what are hosted in AUR are not packages but PKGBUILDs, scripts describing how to build packages. For more details, see: PKGBUILD - ArchWiki As its name implies, the Arch User Repository is a community maintained repository towards Arch Linux…

[linux-aarhus]

@artivision

Something like “error in Line XX” and like “patch: command not found”

install the base-devel group

sudo pacman -Syu base-devel --needed

then

pamac build <pkgname>

[Need-To-Know] About Manjaro and AUR

TL:DR DISCLAIMER: AUR packages are user produced content. Any use of the provided files is at your own risk. sudo pacman-mirrors -aS unstable sudo pacman -Syu base-devel When you sync your system any CUSTOM package may cease to function without warning OR your system may cease to function due to a CUSTOM package - therefore one must remove all CUSTOM packages before an issue can be validated as related to Manjaro. custom packages - unsupported - you are on your own! Manjaro and AUR This …

[Locutus]

@belyash

Do you have the base-devel and git installed? They’re required to build packages from source.

I just did a install of Manjaro for the first time in a long time and was surprised to find what should be in a Arch based distro not installed.

[cscs]

@Locutus

what should be in a Arch based distro

According to what?

The AUR is an unsupported, unofficial, user-generated collection of build scripts (made for Arch).

Why should something like ‘base-devel’ be installed by default?

[artivision]

Solved with installation of base-devel. Tho this is actually a bug from Manjaro side. This package was always there or as a required update after Aur activation. Please fix it for new people.