I can't install Kazam

When i execute “paru -S kazam”, i get this error:

:: Resolving dependencies...
:: Calculating conflicts...
:: Calculating internal conflicts...

Aur(1)kazam-1.4.5-9

:: Edit now? [Y/n]: yes

:: Downloading PKGBUILDs...
  Updated PKGBUILDs
  nothing new to review
getting development info....
==> Creating the package: kazam 1.4.5-9 (Tue Jun 20 2023 21:49:48)
==> Receiving the sources...
   -> kazam-1.4.5.tar.gz has been found
   -> configparser_api_changes.patch has been found
   -> fix-PyGIWarnings.patch has been found
   -> setlocale.patch has been found
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
     kazam-1.4.5.tar.gz ... Passed
     configparser_api_changes.patch ... Passed
     fix-PyGIWarnings.patch ... Passed
     setlocale.patch ... Passed
==> Creating the package: kazam 1.4.5-9 (Tue Jun 20 2023 21:49:49)
==> Checking dependencies while running...
==> Checking dependencies while compiling...
==> Receiving the sources...
   -> kazam-1.4.5.tar.gz has been found
   -> configparser_api_changes.patch has been found
   -> fix-PyGIWarnings.patch has been found
   -> setlocale.patch has been found
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
     kazam-1.4.5.tar.gz ... Passed
     configparser_api_changes.patch ... Passed
     fix-PyGIWarnings.patch ... Passed
     setlocale.patch ... Passed
==> Removing the $srcdir/... directory
==> Extracting sources...
   -> Extracting kazam-1.4.5.tar.gz with bsdtar
==> The sources are ready.
kazam-1.4.5-9: reading pkg list...
==> Creating the package: kazam 1.4.5-9 (Tue Jun 20 2023 21:49:52)
==> Checking dependencies while running...
==> Checking dependencies while compiling...
==> WARNING: Using the existing tree $srcdir/
==> Removing the $pkgdir/... directory
==> Starting build()...
Applying patch configparser_api_changes.patch...
/home/snx/.cache/paru/clone/kazam/PKGBUILD: line 46: patch: command not found
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
     Canceling...
error: could not build 'kazam-1.4.5-9':
error: could not build the following packages: kazam-1.4.5-9

Btw, i also tried with “pamac install kazam” but also gives error
That type of error also happens with wps-office, simplescreenrecorder

Is possible to fix that?

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sudo pacman -S patch
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Sounds like you’re missing base-devel.

sudo pacman -S base-devel
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