Install this version:
emerge -a =gui-wm/swayfx-9999
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =gui-wm/swayfx-9999
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =gui-wm/swayfx-9999
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | 0 |
# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit fcaps meson optfeature git-r3
DESCRIPTION="SwayFX: Sway, but with eye candy!"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/WillPower3309/swayfx"
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/WillPower3309/swayfx"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="+man +swaybar +swaynag tray wallpapers X"
REQUIRED_USE="tray? ( swaybar )"
PROPERTIES="live"
DEPEND="
>=dev-libs/json-c-0.13:0=
>=dev-libs/libinput-1.26.0:0=
virtual/libudev
sys-auth/seatd:=
dev-libs/libpcre2
>=dev-libs/wayland-1.21.0
x11-libs/cairo
>=x11-libs/libxkbcommon-1.5.0
x11-libs/pango
x11-libs/pixman
>=gui-libs/scenefx-0.5
media-libs/libglvnd
swaybar? ( x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2 )
tray? ( || (
sys-apps/systemd
sys-auth/elogind
sys-libs/basu
) )
wallpapers? ( gui-apps/swaybg[gdk-pixbuf(+)] )
X? ( x11-libs/libxcb:0=
x11-libs/xcb-util-wm
)
"
DEPEND+="
>=gui-libs/wlroots-0.20.0:0.20=[X?]
"
RDEPEND="
dev-libs/glib
dev-libs/libevdev
x11-misc/xkeyboard-config
!!gui-wm/sway
${DEPEND}
"
BDEPEND="
>=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.41
>=dev-build/meson-0.60.0
virtual/pkgconfig
"
BDEPEND+="man? ( >=app-text/scdoc-1.9.2 )"
FILECAPS=(
cap_sys_nice usr/bin/sway # reflect ">=gui-wm/sway-1.9"
)
src_configure() {
local emesonargs=(
$(meson_feature man man-pages)
$(meson_feature tray)
$(meson_feature swaybar gdk-pixbuf)
$(meson_use swaynag)
$(meson_use swaybar)
$(meson_use wallpapers default-wallpaper)
-Dfish-completions=true
-Dzsh-completions=true
-Dbash-completions=true
)
meson_src_configure
}
src_install() {
meson_src_install
insinto /usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal
doins "${FILESDIR}/sway-portals.conf"
}
pkg_postinst() {
fcaps_pkg_postinst
optfeature_header "There are several packages that may be useful with swayfx:"
optfeature "wallpaper utility" gui-apps/swaybg
optfeature "idle management utility" gui-apps/swayidle
optfeature "simple screen locker" gui-apps/swaylock
optfeature "lightweight notification daemon" gui-apps/mako
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p gui-wm/swayfx |
euse -E <flag> -p gui-wm/swayfx |
euse -D <flag> -p gui-wm/swayfx
>=dev-libs/json-c-0.13:0= >=dev-libs/libinput-1.26.0:0= virtual/libudev sys-auth/seatd:= dev-libs/libpcre2 >=dev-libs/wayland-1.21.0 x11-libs/cairo >=x11-libs/libxkbcommon-1.5.0 x11-libs/pango x11-libs/pixman >=gui-libs/scenefx-0.5 media-libs/libglvnd swaybar? ( x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2 ) tray? ( || ( sys-apps/systemd sys-auth/elogind sys-libs/basu ) ) wallpapers? ( gui-apps/swaybg[gdk-pixbuf(+)] ) X? ( x11-libs/libxcb:0= x11-libs/xcb-util-wm ) >=gui-libs/wlroots-0.20.0:0.20=[X?]
dev-libs/glib dev-libs/libevdev x11-misc/xkeyboard-config !!gui-wm/sway >=dev-libs/json-c-0.13:0= >=dev-libs/libinput-1.26.0:0= virtual/libudev sys-auth/seatd:= dev-libs/libpcre2 >=dev-libs/wayland-1.21.0 x11-libs/cairo >=x11-libs/libxkbcommon-1.5.0 x11-libs/pango x11-libs/pixman >=gui-libs/scenefx-0.5 media-libs/libglvnd swaybar? ( x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2 ) tray? ( || ( sys-apps/systemd sys-auth/elogind sys-libs/basu ) ) wallpapers? ( gui-apps/swaybg[gdk-pixbuf(+)] ) X? ( x11-libs/libxcb:0= x11-libs/xcb-util-wm ) >=gui-libs/wlroots-0.20.0:0.20=[X?]
>=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.41 >=dev-build/meson-0.60.0 virtual/pkgconfig man? ( >=app-text/scdoc-1.9.2 )