How To Install unifdef on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install unifdef in Fedora 36. unifdef is Tool for removing ifdef’d lines

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install unifdef on Fedora 36.

What is `unifdef`

Unifdef is useful for removing ifdefed lines from a file while otherwise leaving the file alone. Unifdef acts on #ifdef, #ifndef, #else, and #endif lines, and it knows only enough about C and C++ to know when one of these is inactive because it is inside a comment, or a single or double quote.

We can use yum or dnf to install unifdef on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install unifdef.

Install unifdef on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install unifdef using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install unifdef

Install unifdef on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install unifdef using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install unifdef

How To Uninstall unifdef on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the unifdef package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove unifdef

unifdef Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/unifdef
/usr/bin/unifdefall.sh
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/7c/4affb5346d4b7f400700b5dbbc4a120228cf1e
/usr/share/man/man1/unifdef.1.gz

References

unifdef website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install unifdef on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).