How To Install hedley-devel on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install hedley-devel in AlmaLinux 8. hedley-devel is A C/C++ header to help move #ifdefs out of your code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hedley-devel on AlmaLinux 8.

What is hedley-devel

Hedley is a single C/C++ header you can include in your project to enable compiler-specific features while retaining compatibility with all compilers. It contains dozens of macros to help make your code easier to use, harder to misuse, safer, faster, and more portable. You can safely include Hedley in your public API, and it works with virtually any C or C++ compiler.

We can use yum or dnf to install hedley-devel on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hedley-devel.

Install hedley-devel on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install hedley-devel

Install hedley-devel on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install hedley-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install hedley-devel

How To Uninstall hedley-devel on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the hedley-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove hedley-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hedley-devel on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.