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Switch from Xlib to xcb #6664

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DemiMarie opened this issue Jun 4, 2021 · 1 comment
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Switch from Xlib to xcb #6664

DemiMarie opened this issue Jun 4, 2021 · 1 comment
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C: other P: default Priority: default. Default priority for new issues, to be replaced given sufficient information. R: declined Resolution: While a legitimate bug or proposal, it has been decided that no action will be taken.

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The problem you're addressing (if any)
Xlib is an old library that is bloated, inefficient, and makes error handling difficult. We should switch to xcb instead. Xlib Display pointers are also valid as an xcb_connection_t and can be cast to the latter.

Describe the solution you'd like

Switch (incrementally) to xcb.

Where is the value to a user, and who might that user be?

All users will benefit from improved graphics performance.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Do nothing until we switch to Wayland

Additional context

This might be a terrible waste of resources. I will let @marmarek decide 😄.

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#3366

@DemiMarie DemiMarie added T: enhancement P: default Priority: default. Default priority for new issues, to be replaced given sufficient information. labels Jun 4, 2021
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marmarek commented Jun 4, 2021

It isn't really worth the effort, lets use that time for Wayland (#3366) instead.

@marmarek marmarek closed this as completed Jun 4, 2021
@andrewdavidwong andrewdavidwong added the R: declined Resolution: While a legitimate bug or proposal, it has been decided that no action will be taken. label Jun 5, 2021
@andrewdavidwong andrewdavidwong removed this from the Release TBD milestone Jul 10, 2023
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