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2020-01-14docs: document XDG_SESSION_IDSimon Ser
2020-01-14docs: establish one section per backendSimon Ser
2020-01-14docs: remove rootston-specific env varsSimon Ser
rootston isn't part of wlroots anymore.
2020-01-10Drop RDP backendDrew DeVault
Users interested in remote access to wlroots compositors should use wayvnc: https://github.com/any1/wayvnc
2019-11-28note libinput as welln3rdopolis
2019-11-28Update environment variable documentation to include more backendsn3rdopolis
Testing with exporting WLR_BACKENDS=drm worked, and it wasn't documented. Checking the backends folder, and it also mentions an RDP backend as well
2019-06-11Remove WLR_DRM_NO_ATOMIC_GAMMA workaroundScott Anderson
This is fixed on amdgpu, so we don't need this anymore.
2019-04-08Add FreeRDP backend for remote desktop supportDrew DeVault
2019-03-06backend/session: Allow setting a custom tty via WLR_DIRECT_TTYNiklas Schulze
2019-01-17Introduce noop backendRyan Dwyer
The noop backend is similar to headless, but it doesn't contain a renderer. It can be used as a place to stash views for when there's no physical outputs connected.
2018-10-28backend/drm: add WLR_DRM_NO_ATOMIC_GAMMA env variableemersion
This allows the legacy interface to be used instead of atomic if needed. This is a workaround to make some Intel GPUs work (if this variable is unset) as well as to make some AMD GPUs work (if this variable is set).
2018-10-28util: use shm_open for in-memory filesemersion
shm_open is a POSIX function creating an in-memory file. Using it simplifies the code and removes the dependency on XDG_RUNTIME_DIR. The only downside is that we need to generate a random name for the shm file.
2018-09-18Add support for WLR_SESSION env variablerandom human
Valid values are "logind"/"systemd" and "direct". If WLR_SESSION is set, only its value is potentially tried; it will not try any other option.
2018-09-14output: introduce WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORSemersion
2018-07-18Document WLR_HEADLESS_OUTPUTSGuido Günther
2018-05-19backend: allow multiple backends in WLR_BACKENDSemersion
2018-05-19backend: add WLR_BACKEND env variableemersion
2018-05-03Document env vars used by wlrootsGuido Günther