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.TH WESTON 1 "2019-03-23" "Weston @version@"
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.SH NAME
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weston \- the reference Wayland server
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B weston
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B weston
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is the reference implementation of a Wayland server. A Wayland server is a
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display server, a window manager, and a compositor all in one. Weston has
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several backends as loadable modules: it can run on Linux KMS (kernel
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modesetting via DRM), as an X client, or inside another Wayland server
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instance.
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Weston supports fundamentally different graphical user interface paradigms via
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shell plugins. Two plugins are provided: the desktop shell, and the tablet
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shell.
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When weston is started as the first windowing system (i.e. not under X nor
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under another Wayland server), it should be done with the command
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.B weston-launch
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to set up proper privileged access to devices. If your system supports
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the logind D-Bus API and the support has been built into weston as well,
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it is possible to start weston with just
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.BR weston .
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Weston also supports X clients via
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.BR XWayland ", see below."
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH BACKENDS
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.TP
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.I drm-backend.so
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The DRM backend uses Linux KMS for output and evdev devices for input.
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It supports multiple monitors in a unified desktop with DPMS. See
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.BR weston-drm (7),
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if installed.
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.TP
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.I wayland-backend.so
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The Wayland backend runs on another Wayland server, a different Weston
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instance, for example. Weston shows up as a single desktop window on
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the parent server.
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.TP
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.I x11-backend.so
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The X11 backend runs on an X server. Each Weston output becomes an
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X window. This is a cheap way to test multi-monitor support of a
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Wayland shell, desktop, or applications.
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.TP
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.I rdp-backend.so
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The RDP backend runs in memory without the need of graphical hardware. Access
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to the desktop is done by using the RDP protocol. Each connecting
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client has its own seat making it a cheap way to test multi-seat support. See
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.BR weston-rdp (7),
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if installed.
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH SHELLS
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Each of these shells have its own public protocol interface for clients.
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This means that a client must be specifically written for a shell protocol,
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otherwise it will not work.
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.TP
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Desktop shell
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Desktop shell is like a modern X desktop environment, concentrating
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on traditional keyboard and mouse user interfaces and the familiar
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desktop-like window management. Desktop shell consists of the
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shell plugin
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.I desktop-shell.so
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and the special client
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.B weston-desktop-shell
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which provides the wallpaper, panel, and screen locking dialog.
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.TP
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Fullscreen shell
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Fullscreen shell is intended for a client that needs to take over
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whole outputs, often all outputs. This is primarily intended for
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running another compositor on Weston. The other compositor does not
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need to handle any platform-specifics like DRM/KMS or evdev/libinput.
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The shell consists only of the shell plugin
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.IR fullscreen-shell.so .
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.TP
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IVI-shell
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In-vehicle infotainment shell is a special purpose shell that exposes
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a GENIVI Layer Manager compatible API to controller modules, and a very
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simple shell protocol towards clients. IVI-shell starts with loading
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.IR ivi-shell.so ,
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and then a controller module which may launch helper clients.
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH XWAYLAND
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XWayland requires a special X.org server to be installed. This X server will
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connect to a Wayland server as a Wayland client, and X clients will connect to
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the X server. XWayland provides backwards compatibility to X applications in a
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Wayland stack.
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XWayland is activated by instructing
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.BR weston " to load the XWayland module, see " EXAMPLES .
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Weston starts listening on a new X display socket, and exports it in the
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environment variable
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.BR DISPLAY .
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When the first X client connects, Weston launches a special X server as a
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Wayland client to handle the X client and all future X clients.
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It has also its own X window manager where cursor themes and sizes can be
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chosen using
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.BR XCURSOR_PATH
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and
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.BR XCURSOR_SIZE " environment variables. See " ENVIRONMENT .
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH OPTIONS
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.SS Weston core options:
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.TP
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\fB\-\^B\fR\fIbackend.so\fR, \fB\-\-backend\fR=\fIbackend.so\fR
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Load
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.I backend.so
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instead of the default backend. The file is searched for in
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.IR "@weston_modules_dir@" ,
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or you can pass an absolute path. The default backend is
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.I @weston_native_backend@
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unless the environment suggests otherwise, see
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.IR DISPLAY " and " WAYLAND_DISPLAY .
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.TP
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\fB\-\^c\fR\fIconfig.ini\fR, \fB\-\-config\fR=\fIconfig.ini\fR
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Load
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.IR config.ini " instead of " weston.ini .
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The argument can also be an absolute path starting with a
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.IR / .
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If the path is not absolute, it will be searched in the normal config
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paths, see
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.BR weston.ini (5).
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If also
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.B --no-config
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is given, no configuration file will be read.
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.TP
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.BR \-\-debug
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Enable debug protocol extension
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.I weston_debug_v1
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which any client can use to receive debugging messages from the compositor.
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.B WARNING:
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This is risky for two reasons. First, a client may cause a denial-of-service
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blocking the compositor by providing an unsuitable file descriptor, and
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second, the debug messages may expose sensitive information.
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Additionally this will expose weston-screenshooter interface allowing the user
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to take screenshots of the outputs using weston-screenshooter application,
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which can lead to silently leaking the output contents. This option should
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not be used in production.
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.TP
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\fB\-\^l\fIscope1,scope2\fR, \fB\-\-logger-scopes\fR=\fIscope1,scope2\fR
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Specify to which log scopes should subscribe to. When no scopes are supplied,
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the log "log" scope will be subscribed by default. Useful to control which
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streams to write data into the logger and can be helpful in diagnosing early
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start-up code.
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.TP
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.BR \-\-version
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Print the program version.
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.BR \-\^h ", " \-\-help
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Print a summary of command line options, and quit.
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.TP
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\fB\-\^i\fR\fIN\fR, \fB\-\-idle\-time\fR=\fIN\fR
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Set the idle timeout to
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.I N
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seconds. The default timeout is 300 seconds. When there has not been any
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user input for the idle timeout, Weston enters an inactive mode. The
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screen fades to black, monitors may switch off, and the shell may lock
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the session.
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A value of 0 effectively disables the timeout.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-log\fR=\fIfile.log\fR
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Append log messages to the file
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.I file.log
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instead of writing them to stderr.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-xwayland\fR
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Ask Weston to load the XWayland module.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-modules\fR=\fImodule1.so,module2.so\fR
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Load the comma-separated list of modules. Only used by the test
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suite. The file is searched for in
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.IR "@weston_modules_dir@" ,
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or you can pass an absolute path.
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.TP
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.BR \-\-no-config
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Do not read
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.I weston.ini
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for the compositor. Avoids e.g. loading compositor modules via the
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configuration file, which is useful for unit tests.
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.TP
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\fB\-\^S\fR\fIname\fR, \fB\-\-socket\fR=\fIname\fR
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Weston will listen in the Wayland socket called
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.IR name .
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Weston will export
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.B WAYLAND_DISPLAY
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with this value in the environment for all child processes to allow them to
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connect to the right server automatically.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-wait-for-debugger\fR
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Raises SIGSTOP before initializing the compositor. This allows the user to
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attach with a debugger and continue execution by sending SIGCONT. This is
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useful for debugging a crash on start-up when it would be inconvenient to
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launch weston directly from a debugger. There is also a
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.IR weston.ini " option to do the same."
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.SS DRM backend options:
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See
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.BR weston-drm (7).
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.SS Wayland backend options:
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.TP
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\fB\-\-display\fR=\fIdisplay\fR
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Name of the Wayland display to connect to, see also
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.I WAYLAND_DISPLAY
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of the environment.
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.TP
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.B \-\-fullscreen
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Create a single fullscreen output
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.TP
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\fB\-\-output\-count\fR=\fIN\fR
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Create
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.I N
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Wayland windows to emulate the same number of outputs.
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.TP
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\fB\-\-width\fR=\fIW\fR, \fB\-\-height\fR=\fIH\fR
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Make all outputs have a size of
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.IR W x H " pixels."
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.TP
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.B \-\-scale\fR=\fIN\fR
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Give all outputs a scale factor of
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.I N.
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.TP
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.B \-\-use\-pixman
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Use the pixman renderer. By default, weston will try to use EGL and
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GLES2 for rendering and will fall back to the pixman-based renderer for
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software compositing if EGL cannot be used. Passing this option will force
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weston to use the pixman renderer.
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.SS X11 backend options:
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.TP
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.B \-\-fullscreen
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.TP
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.B \-\-no\-input
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Do not provide any input devices. Used for testing input-less Weston.
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\fB\-\-output\-count\fR=\fIN\fR
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Create
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.I N
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X windows to emulate the same number of outputs.
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\fB\-\-width\fR=\fIW\fR, \fB\-\-height\fR=\fIH\fR
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Make the default size of each X window
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.IR W x H " pixels."
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.B \-\-scale\fR=\fIN\fR
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Give all outputs a scale factor of
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.I N.
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.TP
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.B \-\-use\-pixman
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Use the pixman renderer. By default weston will try to use EGL and
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GLES2 for rendering. Passing this option will make weston use the
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pixman library for software compsiting.
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.
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.SS RDP backend options:
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See
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.BR weston-rdp (7).
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH FILES
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.
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If the environment variable is set, the configuration file is read
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from the respective path.
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.PP
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.BI $XDG_CONFIG_HOME /weston.ini
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.br
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.BI $HOME /.config/weston.ini
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.br
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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.TP
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.B DISPLAY
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The X display. If
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.B DISPLAY
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is set, and
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.B WAYLAND_DISPLAY
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is not set, the default backend becomes
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.IR x11-backend.so .
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.B WAYLAND_DEBUG
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If set to any value, causes libwayland to print the live protocol
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to stderr.
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.TP
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.B WAYLAND_DISPLAY
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The name of the display (socket) of an already running Wayland server, without
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the path. The directory path is always taken from
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.BR XDG_RUNTIME_DIR .
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If
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.B WAYLAND_DISPLAY
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is not set, the socket name is "wayland-0".
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If
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.B WAYLAND_DISPLAY
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is already set, the default backend becomes
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.IR wayland-backend.so .
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This allows launching Weston as a nested server.
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.TP
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.B WAYLAND_SOCKET
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For Wayland clients, holds the file descriptor of an open local socket
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to a Wayland server.
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.TP
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.B WESTON_CONFIG_FILE
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Weston sets this variable to the absolute path of the configuration file
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it loads, or to the empty string if no file is used. Programs that use
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.I weston.ini
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will read the file specified by this variable instead, or do not read any
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file if it is empty. Unset variable causes falling back to the default
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name
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.IR weston.ini .
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.TP
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.B xcursor
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(3).
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.BR weston.ini .
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.TP
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.B XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
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The directory for Weston's socket and lock files.
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH BUGS
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Bugs should be reported to the freedesktop.org bugzilla at
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org with product "Wayland" and
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component "weston".
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH WWW
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http://wayland.freedesktop.org/
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.IP "Launch Weston with the DRM backend on a VT"
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weston-launch
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.IP "Launch Weston with the DRM backend and XWayland support"
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weston-launch -- --xwayland
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WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0 weston -Swayland-1
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.IP "From an X terminal, launch Weston with the x11 backend"
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weston
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.\" ***************************************************************
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR weston-bindings (7),
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.BR weston-debug (1),
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.BR weston-drm (7),
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.BR weston.ini (5)
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