nyxt-git

Arch Linux PKGBUILD for building Nyxt 4 from git with the Electron renderer.

What this is

This repository contains a working PKGBUILD for nyxt-git on Arch Linux.

It builds Nyxt from the master branch and uses the Electron renderer.

Why this exists

The upstream Nyxt repository currently has several issues that prevent a normal source build on Arch:

• broken submodule URLs
• an incompatible named-readtables pin for current SBCL
• a missing mgl-pax dependency
• Electron integration that bundles dependencies via npm instead of using the system package

This PKGBUILD applies the necessary fixes automatically.

Requirements

• Arch Linux
• base-devel
• darcs (optional, if you want to clone this repo with darcs)

Build

darcs clone https://hub.darcs.net/stef204/nyxt-git
cd nyxt-git
makepkg -si

Or with an AUR helper:

paru -S nyxt-git

Dependencies

The package depends on:

• sbcl
• libfixposix
• nodejs
• enchant
• electron36.6-bin

electron36.6-bin is a pinned Electron version required by Nyxt's cl-electron library. It is available on the AUR.

Recommended clean build

To avoid embedding machine-specific build paths in the binary, build in a clean chroot with devtools or clean-chroot-manager. For example:

sudo ccm s /path/to/electron36.6-bin-36.6.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

Notes

The build clones many Lisp submodules and compiles a large SBCL image. It can take some time, depending on hardware.

License

BSD-3-Clause. See the Nyxt source for details.