From 75b978ac6af38b226768fb8dcee602c1d90c85ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: amusingimpala75 <69653100+amusingimpala75@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:17:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Modify configure.sh to try using an AUR helper

When installing packages, if `pacman` doesn't find it in any of it's repositories, try installing it from the AUR using `yay`.
---
 scripts/configure.sh | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/configure.sh b/scripts/configure.sh
index c27dd481..6c4a5caf 100755
--- a/scripts/configure.sh
+++ b/scripts/configure.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ function install_generic() {
     sudo dnf -y install "${dependency}"
     return 0
   elif [[ "${os}" == "arch" ]]; then
-    sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm "${dependency}"
+    if ! sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm "${dependency}" ; then
+      if command -v yay > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        sudo -u $SUDO_USER yay -Sy --noconfirm "${dependency}"
+      else
+        echo "Could not install \"${dependency}\", either using pacman or the yay AUR helper. Please try installing it manually."
+        return 1
+      fi
+    fi
     return 0
   else
     return 1