Package request: nwg-drawer #61470

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1. BoxMan7

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   on Jul 13, 2026
2. dogknowsnx commented on Jul 16, 2026

   

   dogknowsnx

   on Jul 16, 2026

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   #58050
3. aGaTHoS commented on Aug 12, 2026

   

   aGaTHoS

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   I think nwg-drawer should definitely be available as a standalone package for users who only want the drawer (e.g. on Wayfire or Sway) without installing the full nwg-shell. Here is a working template tested on Void...

   # Template file for 'nwg-drawer'
   pkgname=nwg-drawer
   version=0.4.0
   revision=1
   build_style=go
   go_import_path=github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-drawer
   hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
   makedepends="gtk+3-devel gtk-layer-shell-devel"
   short_desc="Application drawer for wayland compositors"
   maintainer="H <agathos5@gmail.com>"
   license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
   homepage="https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-drawer"
   distfiles="https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-drawer/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
   checksum=e6d902a225c468d64ff891de1387e0fefce783bd30e4e6461c79523e5d5a57db
   

   It builds and runs properly on Wayland/Wayfire.

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4. BoxMan7 commented on Aug 14, 2026

   

   BoxMan7

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   I agree with the fact that nwg-drawer should be available as a package on its own just like nwg-look and nwg-bar since #58050 is taking quite long getting merged for reasons I'm not aware of and nwg-drawer is the only independent app drawer that works with wlroots based compositors just like how nwg-look is the only gui gtk settings editor that works natively on wayland afaik