Fix Arch Linux installation instructions in README #68
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The README currently suggests downloading the PKGBUILD from the AUR using the 'tree' endpoint. This returns an HTML page rather than the raw file, causing 'makepkg' to fail with a syntax error. This updates the instructions to use the 'plain' endpoint and adds the recommended 'git clone' approach, which ensures all auxiliary files are fetched. It also includes the -L flag for curl so that redirects from the AUR 'plain' endpoint are followed correctly.
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Hi, I noticed the Arch Linux installation instructions in the README currently say:
curl 'https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=wl-kbptr' -o PKGBUILD makepkg -siThis command downloads the HTML rendering of PKGBUILD (
<!DOCTYPE html> ...) instead of the raw file. Runningmakepkgthen fails with:This PR updates the command to use the correct
plainendpoint instead oftreeand adds -L to follow redirects (the AUR’splainendpoint redirects to the current commit). It also recommends thegit clonemethod as the preferred approach since it fetches all necessary files.