# ThoughtSync desktop — Arch package

A native Arch/pacman package, built **from source** so it links against your
**system** libraries (webkit2gtk-4.1 + your GPU driver). This is the robust install
on Arch/CachyOS: it avoids the bundled-AppImage `EGL_BAD_PARAMETER` black-window
problem entirely, and it installs a proper application-menu entry.

## Install

From a clone of the `thoughtsync` repo:

```sh
cd desktop/packaging/arch
makepkg -si
```

`makepkg` will pull the build tools (`rust`, `nodejs`, `npm`) and runtime deps
(`webkit2gtk-4.1`, `gtk3`, …) via pacman, compile the frontend + the Rust binary,
and install:

- `/usr/bin/thoughtsync` — the app
- `/usr/share/applications/thoughtsync.desktop` — the menu entry
- `/usr/share/pixmaps/thoughtsync.png` — the icon

Then launch **ThoughtSync** from your app menu (or run `thoughtsync`).

## Notes

- Builds in-place from the checkout (`makepkg` reads the committed state via git).
- The compile takes a few minutes the first time (Rust release build).
- Uninstall: `sudo pacman -R thoughtsync-desktop`.