XWayland Sees Some New Code, On X.Org 1.14

[phoronix]

Phoronix: XWayland Sees Some New Code, On X.Org 1.14

For those curious about the state of XWayland for having X11/X.Org program compatibility support on Wayland, the code has been updated...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTQ1NzM

[blackout23]

So what is XWayland exactly? Only a patched version of the X Server or modified DDX (similar to what Canonical submitted to Intel) like this suggests: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/x...-xwayland-git/, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/x...-xwayland-git/

[mark45]

So what is XWayland exactly?

XWayland is exactly what its source code does, for a less exact answer you can use google, lots has been said, even the lazy and clueless ones can get it.

[LinuxGamer]

So what is XWayland exactly? Only a patched version of the X Server or modified DDX (similar to what Canonical submitted to Intel) like this suggests: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/x...-xwayland-git/, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/x...-xwayland-git/

how come Xwayland is not in the Arch repo's?


We need benchmarks!!!

[Murmex]

how come Xwayland is not in the Arch repo's?

Why would it be ? It's not in upstream yet.

[Ericg]

how come Xwayland is not in the Arch repo's?

Because its not stable? It doesn't even have a 1.0 release? Its fate is uncertain? All of those things scream "AUR!" not "Extra!"

[Andrecorreia]

because not work

how come Xwayland is not in the Arch repo's?


We need benchmarks!!!

this not work simple to understand my friend

[Pajn]

So what is XWayland exactly? Only a patched version of the X Server or modified DDX (similar to what Canonical submitted to Intel) like this suggests: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/x...-xwayland-git/, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/x...-xwayland-git/

Very similar to XMir.
And yeah, XWayland also have changes in the x graphic drivers.
What this changes does is allow X to render to a Wayland or Mir
buffer instead of a native buffer at the videocard.

We need benchmarks!!!

Michel have tried to benchmark XWayland but it crashed in the
most scenarios. You will simply have to wait till the stuff gets done.

Software isn't simple something that rises up from nothing in a sec.
(I have seen you believe this in many threads) but takes time and
testing and more time and more testing and more time. And eventually
it gets done, and when it it you will be able to read about that.

[ninez]

how come Xwayland is not in the Arch repo's?

Archlinux follows upstream development for the most part and since Xwayland support isn't there yet, I doubt there would be any reason to have this in the Official Repos... Xwayland living inthe Arch User Repository (AUR) makes for more sense.

note: Xmir also lives in AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xorg-server-mir/

Niether package, nor associated packages are being used heavily in Arch, afaict. <by looking at votes && comments>...

so yeah, they don't belong in Arch's Offical Repos - XWayland will appear in Official repos when upstream X.org development leads to a release that includes it, i would think... While Mir will most likely continue to be available in AUR, likely there for people running Unity, by the looks of it... besides al of that; using the AUR is simple, anyone running Archlinux can compile/install this stuff with a command or two / no different than any other package (minus, Arch Official Repo providing <tested> binaries, of course).

[LinuxGamer]

Archlinux follows upstream development for the most part and since Xwayland support isn't there yet, I doubt there would be any reason to have this in the Official Repos... Xwayland living inthe Arch User Repository (AUR) makes for more sense.

note: Xmir also lives in AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xorg-server-mir/

Niether package, nor associated packages are being used heavily in Arch, afaict. <by looking at votes && comments>...

so yeah, they don't belong in Arch's Offical Repos - XWayland will appear in Official repos when upstream X.org development leads to a release that includes it, i would think... While Mir will most likely continue to be available in AUR, likely there for people running Unity, by the looks of it... besides al of that; using the AUR is simple, anyone running Archlinux can compile/install this stuff with a command or two / no different than any other package (minus, Arch Official Repo providing <tested> binaries, of course).

but you do have a community repo in Arch just need to get it voted in from the AUR