Pros and Cons of Git Clone

[dalto]

@HMS_Endeavour

But does a cloned package get updated each time the git is updated with some developer’s version rather than the stable package?

You aren’t cloning a package, you are cloning the files used to build the package and then manually building the package with makepkg. So, no, the package won’t get updated unless you update it manually or use an AUR helper to update it in the future.(However, if you are going to update it with an AUR helper, you might as well install it with the AUR helper)

@HMS_Endeavour

This a clean Cassini installation, and I want to know to do housecleaning to make sure the directories don’t get messy with directories and files that I won’t need.

I guess it is the premise I don’t understand. Why do you think using yay or paru is more “messy” than manually downloading and building a package?

@HMS_Endeavour

Would you recommend creating a git directory under the home and I continue with the makepkg -sic or do I need to keep them?

No, I would recommend using an AUR helper along with all the benefits and automation that brings. Remembering to manually check if the package needs to be updated, downloading the files again, manually diffing the files to see the changes and then manually running makepkg and then removing all the files when you are done seems like a lot of work with no obvious benefit.