Hi Peter,
This is quite interesting. Have you tested KDE at all with that configuration?
On 05/20/2016 04:05 PM, karu.pruun wrote:
Hello
So I compiled Xorg with XWayland support and got it working: many
applications that need Xorg work now with wayland/weston. Basically,
Xwayland is the "Xorg" for applications that need Xorg; it's a
compatibility option as long as an application does not work with
wayland/weston directly.
I followed directions on this page:
https://wayland.freedesktop.org/xserver.html
and recompiled x11-servers/xorg-server with options given on that
page. It does not compile cleanly but complains about a missing
file/library; so before compiling, don't uninstall your xorg-server
yet. When the error occurs, I manually copied the file to the build
directory in /usr/obj/. . . (see what is the file and the directory in
error message) and then remove the xorg-server package. Then "make
install" worked fine. (Someone know how to fix this issue?) I then
used the attached weston.ini (save to ~/.config/ and edit paths of
files like background etc) and manually created
mkdir /tmp/.X11-unix
and then (from webapage https://github.com/DragonFlyBSD/DeltaPorts/pull/123)
sudo kldload i915
mkdir /tmp/wayland_xdg
chmod 0700 /tmp/wayland_xdg
env XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/wayland_xdg weston-launch -- --use-pixman
Applications that seem to work and are stable (there might more but
haven't tried):
gtk3:
- gedit
- nautilus
- evince
xfce4:
- xfce4-terminal
- atril
- firefox
- spyder
- scilab
- kile (crashes first but works when launched again)
Doesn't work:
- chrome (segfault)
Weston is quite minimalistic but does provide a stable working
environment. No tearing and runs smoothly:
weston:
- has workspaces (switch: super + F1, F2 etc)
- a panel with launchers
- switch between apps: super (or ctrl) + tab
- but: no tray for minimized apps: they can be brought back by
switching between apps
- Copy-paste works in X and between X and weston
- X cursor could be better configured?
In summary: I am very much impressed. On this machine, wayland/weston
feels faster than X. It's stable, or at least so far. With Xorg I
can't switch between VT and graphical screen more than twice; the
screen hangs after two switches. With Wayland it just works.
I wonder if one might get a minimal DE like Maynard running. It seems
to need wayland support in gtk30.
Cheers
Peeter
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