niri: native scratchpad via patched niri-scratchpad package

Replace the workspace-based minimize (declared 'minimized' workspace +
+1 offset + window-restore.py) with a native Sway-style scratchpad built
into niri. Ships as niri-patches/0001-scratchpad.patch + a niri-scratchpad
PKGBUILD. Mod+M stashes; Mod+Shift+M shows/toggles/cycles. Mod+1..9 no
longer offset.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Maintainer: alex <funman300@gmail.com>
pkgname=niri-scratchpad
pkgver=26.04
pkgrel=1
_commit=8ed0da4
pkgdesc="niri with a native Sway-style scratchpad (local patch set)"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri"
license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
depends=('cairo' 'glib2' 'glibc' 'libdisplay-info' 'libgcc' 'libinput'
'libpipewire' 'libxkbcommon' 'mesa' 'pango' 'pixman' 'seatd'
'systemd-libs' 'xdg-desktop-portal-impl')
makedepends=('git' 'cargo' 'clang' 'mesa')
provides=('niri')
conflicts=('niri')
options=('!lto')
source=("niri::git+https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri.git#commit=${_commit}"
"0001-scratchpad.patch")
sha256sums=('SKIP'
'SKIP')
prepare() {
cd niri
git apply "${srcdir}/0001-scratchpad.patch"
export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable
cargo fetch --locked --target "$(rustc -vV | sed -n 's/host: //p')"
}
build() {
cd niri
export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable
export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=target
cargo build --release --frozen
}
package() {
cd niri
install -Dm755 target/release/niri "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/niri"
install -Dm755 resources/niri-session "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/niri-session"
install -Dm644 resources/niri.desktop \
"${pkgdir}/usr/share/wayland-sessions/niri.desktop"
install -Dm644 resources/niri-portals.conf \
"${pkgdir}/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/niri-portals.conf"
install -Dm644 resources/niri.service \
"${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/user/niri.service"
install -Dm644 resources/niri-shutdown.target \
"${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/user/niri-shutdown.target"
}