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+FROM archlinux:latest
+RUN pacman -Syyu --noconfirm
+RUN pacman -S --noconfirm git base-devel
+RUN git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pacaur.git
+
+# set up the packager user
+RUN useradd --create-home packager
+#NOTE: to consider at some point: COPY packager-actions /etc/sudoers.d/
+
+RUN pacman -S --noconfirm meson gtest gmock expac jq
+
+USER packager
+WORKDIR /home/packager/
+RUN git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pod2man.git
+WORKDIR /home/packager/pod2man/
+RUN makepkg --noconfirm
+USER root
+WORKDIR /home/packager/
+RUN pacman --noconfirm -U */*.pkg.tar.zst
+
+
+USER packager
+WORKDIR /home/packager/
+RUN git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/auracle-git.git
+WORKDIR /home/packager/auracle-git/
+RUN makepkg --noconfirm
+USER root
+WORKDIR /home/packager/
+RUN pacman --noconfirm -U */*.pkg.tar.zst
+
+
+USER packager
+WORKDIR /home/packager/
+RUN git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pacaur.git
+WORKDIR /home/packager/pacaur/
+RUN makepkg --noconfirm
+USER root
+WORKDIR /home/packager/
+RUN pacman --noconfirm -U */*.pkg.tar.zst
+
+
+USER root
+WORKDIR /home/packager/
+RUN pacman --noconfirm -U */*.pkg.tar.zst
+
+# FROM here pacaur is installed.
+# Uncomment commands below,
+# switch to `packager` user ( so pacaur does not complain that runs as root.)
+# and enjoy pacaur installed + user for using it inside your container!
+#
+# USER packager
+# WORKDIR /home/packager/
+# RUN pacaur ... enjoy using pacaur inside your container