[SOLVED] Paru: How do I edit the PKBUILD before proceeding with the install? | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

last mauve Jun 22, 2024, 9:11 AM

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As the title says really. I want to install something via paru, but I need to edit the PKGBUILD file before proceeding. How do I do that?

frigid mist Jun 22, 2024, 9:45 AM

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vim PKGBUILD?

last mauve Jun 22, 2024, 9:52 AM

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hmm I believe there's a way of doing paru -some-flag <package-name> and that will allow you to first edit the PKGBUILD, then install it

frigid mist Jun 22, 2024, 1:35 PM

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last mauve hmm I believe there's a way of doing `paru -some-flag <package-name>` and that w...

what type of edit you want to make?

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--editmenu
is of yay

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anyways: https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru/issues/45

GitHub

Easier way to edit PKGBUILDs · Issue #45 · Morganamilo/paru

pacaur asks the user to edit the PKGBUILD. I know about -G, but would it be possible to add an option to edit it in-place? I usually do this for firefox-nightly, which usually lags behind for quite...

fleet glacier Jun 22, 2024, 3:32 PM

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@last mauve what pkg are you trying to edit?

last mauve Jun 22, 2024, 9:32 PM

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@fleet glacier the davinci resolve one

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davinci-resolve-studio-18.6.6-3

last mauve Jun 22, 2024, 9:36 PM

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frigid mist what type of edit you want to make?

I want to comment out a line: See comments here: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/davinci-resolve-studio

last mauve Jun 22, 2024, 10:00 PM

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Thank you @frigid mist, the --fm vim flag did it!

spare muralBOT Jun 22, 2024, 10:00 PM

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#[SOLVED] Paru: How do I edit the PKBUILD before proceeding with the install?