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+# Template file for 'swaylock-effects'
+pkgname=swaylock-effects
+version=1.8.1
+revision=1
+build_style=meson
+conf_files="/etc/pam.d/swaylock"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config wayland-devel scdoc git glib-devel"
+makedepends="wayland-protocols cairo-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel pam-devel
+ libxkbcommon-devel wayland-devel dbus-devel glib-devel libgomp-devel fprintd"
+depends="fprintd"
+short_desc="Screen locker for Wayland with fingerprint support via fprintd"
+maintainer="Amin Sameti <mamins1376@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/hboetes/swaylock-effects"
+distfiles="https://github.com/hboetes/swaylock-effects/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=d125185d1533246faf4e96623160501fc0c9bb0fd90c29c497a4a2d79abb16cb
+replaces="swaylock>=0"
+
+configure_args="-Dfingerprint=enabled"
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+	# swaylock-effects handles fingerprint natively via D-Bus.
+	# PAM auth is for password fallback only — skip pam_fprintd to avoid contention.
+	echo 'auth required pam_unix.so' > ${DESTDIR}/etc/pam.d/swaylock
+}