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authorDrew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>2019-01-03 10:10:03 -0500
committerDrew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>2019-01-03 10:10:03 -0500
commitf0d8b793a8e816afdb46cd47004994e3279beda3 (patch)
tree7ee7fc7b6e006fa327684feececf389650fea086 /tinywl
parentfc2ba30cfa771252e5707ddeb49c696043f4905d (diff)
Update READMEs per tinywl merge
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-rw-r--r--tinywl/README.md33
-rw-r--r--tinywl/tinywl.c2
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diff --git a/tinywl/README b/tinywl/README
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
- TinyWL
-
-Tiny Wayland compositor.
-
-Send patches to: ~sircmpwn/public-inbox@lists.sr.ht
diff --git a/tinywl/README.md b/tinywl/README.md
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+# TinyWL
+
+This is the "minimum viable product" Wayland compositor based on wlroots. It
+aims to implement a Wayland compositor in the fewest lines of code possible,
+while still supporting a reasonable set of features. Reading this code is the
+best starting point for anyone looking to build their own Wayland compositor
+based on wlroots.
+
+## Building TinyWL
+
+TinyWL is disconencted from the main wlroots build system, in order to make it
+easier to understand the build requirements for your own Wayland compositors.
+Simply install the dependencies:
+
+- wlroots
+- wayland-protocols
+
+And run `make`.
+
+## Running TinyWL
+
+You can run TinyWL with `./tinywl`. In an existing Wayland or X11 session,
+tinywl will open a Wayland or X11 window respectively to act as a virtual
+display. You can then open Wayland windows by setting `WAYLAND_DISPLAY` to the
+value shown in the logs. You can also run `./tinywl` from a TTY.
+
+In either case, you will likely want to specify `-s [cmd]` to run a command at
+startup, such as a terminal emulator. This will be necessary to start any new
+programs from within the compositor, as TinyWL does not support any custom
+keybindings. TinyWL supports the following keybindings:
+
+- `Alt+Escape`: Terminate the compositor
+- `Alt+F1`: Cycle between windows
diff --git a/tinywl/tinywl.c b/tinywl/tinywl.c
index 6a63e03d..d370b04d 100644
--- a/tinywl/tinywl.c
+++ b/tinywl/tinywl.c
@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
execl("/bin/sh", "/bin/sh", "-c", startup_cmd, (void *)NULL);
}
}
+ wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Running Wayland compositor on WAYLAND_DISPLAY=%s",
+ socket);
wl_display_run(server.wl_display);
wl_display_destroy_clients(server.wl_display);