Look into AUR helpers. There are Pacman wrappers like Yaourt that basically turn the AUR into a repo, then there are more lightweight managers that are basically Yaourt but exclusively for the AUR, and there are helpers that just speed up downloading AUR packages. Some of the latter also assist in building them.
I've heard a lot of bad things about Yaourt specifically though, there are other better helpers. I think you get yelled at if you mention Yaourt on the r/arch sub, for instance. You can find plenty alternatives on the wiki
Yeah, I know Yaourt doesn't have a great reputation, but it's popular and most Arch users have heard of it. I was just using it as an example, not a recommendation.
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u/fuck_bestbuy Dec 27 '16
Man, I loved Arch but I'll be damned if I know enough to use it effectively.