Update README

Fix some small typos and add TODOs.

Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
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David Herrmann 2012-03-27 16:48:27 +02:00
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- libdrm: accessing the kernel graphics layer
- mesa: providing an OpenGL implementation (must be compiled with EGL, gbm
and GL libraries)
- udev: providing input device hotplug
- xproto (build time dependency): definition of key symbols
- udev: providing input, video, etc. hotplug support
- xproto (build time dependency): definition of keysymbols (TODO: remove it)
- libxkbcommon: keyboard handling (optional but strongly recommended)
Without libxkbcommon, basic US-ASCII input is provided.
- glib: only for Unicode handling
- glib: only for Unicode handling (TODO: remove it)
- One of:
- freetype2: drawing generic text
- pango: drawing text with pango (use --enable-pango)
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To compile the kmscon binary, run the standard autotools commands:
$ ./configure [--enable-debug] [--enable-pango]
$ make
$ make install
$ make install (TODO: this is currently not supported)
To compile the test applications, run:
$ make check
== Running ==
To get usage information, run:
$ ./kmscon --help
You can then run kmscon with:
$ ./kmscon [options] --switchvt
The --switchvt option will make your machine switch the active VT directly to
kmscon after starting it.
== License ==
This software is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. Please see
./COPYING for further information.
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== Code Base ==
The kmscon code is split into several independent subsystems:
- output:
- uterm:
This code manages the KMS/DRI output and provides OpenGL framebuffers.
- console:
This draws the text on the screen and provides an API for any terminal