diff --git a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-minimal/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-minimal/devcontainer.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bf1114bf9e1..00000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-minimal/devcontainer.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// The command "tox -e update_docker_platforms"
-//   creates .devcontainer/portability-*-*/devcontainer.json
-//      from .devcontainer/portability-devcontainer.json.in
-// See https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json for format details.
-{
-    "name": "archlinux-latest-minimal (≥ 8-core)",
-    "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "portability-Dockerfile",
-        // See tox.ini for definitions
-        "args": {
-            "SYSTEM_FACTOR": "archlinux-latest",
-            "PACKAGE_FACTOR": "minimal",
-            "DOCKER_TARGET": "with-targets",
-            "DOCKER_TAG": "dev"
-        }
-    },
-    "containerEnv": {
-        "MAKE": "make -j4"
-    },
-    "onCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/onCreate.sh",
-    "updateContentCommand": ".devcontainer/portability-updateContent.sh",
-    "extensions": [
-        "ms-python.python"
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-minimal/portability-Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-minimal/portability-Dockerfile
deleted file mode 120000
index 692e2a79d64..00000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-minimal/portability-Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../portability-Dockerfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-standard/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-standard/devcontainer.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9361033542c..00000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-standard/devcontainer.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// The command "tox -e update_docker_platforms"
-//   creates .devcontainer/portability-*-*/devcontainer.json
-//      from .devcontainer/portability-devcontainer.json.in
-// See https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json for format details.
-{
-    "name": "archlinux-latest-standard (≥ 8-core)",
-    "build": {
-        "dockerfile": "portability-Dockerfile",
-        // See tox.ini for definitions
-        "args": {
-            "SYSTEM_FACTOR": "archlinux-latest",
-            "PACKAGE_FACTOR": "standard",
-            "DOCKER_TARGET": "with-targets",
-            "DOCKER_TAG": "dev"
-        }
-    },
-    "containerEnv": {
-        "MAKE": "make -j4"
-    },
-    "onCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/onCreate.sh",
-    "updateContentCommand": ".devcontainer/portability-updateContent.sh",
-    "extensions": [
-        "ms-python.python"
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-standard/portability-Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-standard/portability-Dockerfile
deleted file mode 120000
index 692e2a79d64..00000000000
--- a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux-latest-standard/portability-Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../portability-Dockerfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..958e3d63a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+FROM archlinux
+RUN pacman -Syu --noconfirm bash git python
diff --git a/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f076a199e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/portability-archlinux/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// See https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json for format details.
+{
+    "name": "archlinux",
+    //"image": "archlinux",
+    "dockerFile": "Dockerfile",
+    "onCreateCommand": ".devcontainer/onCreate-meson.sh || true",
+    "features": {
+        // Git feature is not compatible with Arch Linux, so we install it manually in the Dockerfile 
+        // https://github.com/devcontainers/features/issues/824
+        //"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/git": {},
+        //"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1": {},
+        "../uv": {
+			"version": "latest"
+		}
+    },
+    "customizations": {
+        "vscode": {
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-python.python"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b350c62f0bd..328041781a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           - fedora:41
           - fedora:42
           - ghcr.io/void-linux/void-glibc-full
+          - archlinux
           #- ubuntu:22.04 - fails due to issue with cypari2
           #- ubuntu:24.04 - fails due to issue with cypari2
           - ubuntu:25.04
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ jobs:
             # node-based actions require libstdc++.so.6
             xbps-install -Sy libstdc++ bash git
           fi
+          if [ "${{ matrix.container }}" = "archlinux" ]; then
+            # The archlinux container is configured to not install docs by default
+            # but we need the maxima help to be in place
+            sed -i '/^NoExtract/d' /etc/pacman.conf
+          fi
 
       - name: Checkout code
         # cannot use v4 yet because of https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/1487
@@ -51,7 +57,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         run: |
           uv python install
-          uv venv
+          if [ "${{ matrix.container }}" = "ghcr.io/void-linux/void-glibc-full" ] || [ "${{ matrix.container }}" = "archlinux" ]; then
+            uv venv --system-site-packages
+          else
+            uv venv
+          fi
           . .venv/bin/activate
           echo PATH=$PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
diff --git a/build/pkgs/ecm/distros/arch.txt b/build/pkgs/ecm/distros/arch.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71377f447e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/ecm/distros/arch.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+gmp-ecm
diff --git a/build/pkgs/mpfi/distros/arch.txt b/build/pkgs/mpfi/distros/arch.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0508439baac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/mpfi/distros/arch.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mpfi
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 1ba62ae4eaf..de09388222f 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ mtx = cc.find_library(
 )
 png = dependency(['libpng', 'png', 'png16'], version: '>=1.2')
 zlib = dependency('zlib', version: '>=1.2.11')
+# We actually want >= 20231212, but the version number is not updated in the pkgconfig
+# https://github.com/conda-forge/eclib-feedstock/issues/48
 ec = dependency(
   'eclib',
   version: '>=20250122',