Error when installing liquidsoap

[ByteEater-pl]

When I try to install liquidsoap (bulid from AUR – the only option showing in Pamac) on Linux 5.10.2-2-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT, I get Error: Library "ppxlib.metaquot" not found.. I then asks for confirmation to proceed with 1 pending installation task and when I confirm, takes even longer that up to this point, installing multiple packages. I wasn't not sure if and how the resulting functionality of installed liquidsoap would be impaired.

But then I arrived at the apparently same point. So I let it continue again and saw the process starting over. Then I cancelled, having come to the realization that liquidsoap currently seems incompatible with Manjaro. Here's the error with some context:

==> Starting build()...
File "src/syntax/dune", line 8, characters 7-22:
8 |   (pps ppxlib.metaquot))
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Error: Library "ppxlib.metaquot" not found.
Hint: try:
  dune external-lib-deps --missing @install
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
    Aborting...

Moreover, issuing the command suggested dune external-lib-deps --missing @install causes only this to be displayed: Done: 0/0 (jobs: 0).

[toots]

Hi! How are you building liquidsoap?

[ByteEater-pl]

With Pamac. It fetches liquidsoap 1.4.3-1 (currently) from https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/liquidsoap.

[toots]

It looks like the error is from the package itself. Have you tried installing via opam?

[ByteEater-pl]

No, at least not yet. Your question is noted (so I know that if I have further feedback after trying, it belongs here) and suggestion (if it's that; also present on the website) appreciated.

[ByteEater-pl]

@toots

Have you tried installing via opam?

Yes, I issued the command opam depext taglib mad lame cry samplerate liquidsoap, but installation failed with this message:

# Detecting depexts using vars: arch=x86_64, os=linux, os-distribution=manjaro, os-family=arch
# The following system packages are needed:
libsamplerate
pcre
Distribution manjaro is not supported

The particularly odd thing is that both libsamplerate and pcre are present on my system.

[toots]

Looks like your distribution is not supported yet for external distribution. In this case, you should make sure that you have installed all the required packages and proceed directly with:

opam install taglib mad lame cry samplerate liquidsoap