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1.8 KiB
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56 lines
1.8 KiB
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= KMSCON =
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Kmscon is a simple terminal emulator based on linux kernel mode setting (KMS).
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It is an attempt to replace the in-kernel VT implementation with a userspace
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console.
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== Requirements ==
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Kmscon requires the following software:
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- mesa with:
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- EGL library
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- gbm library
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- GL library
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- pango with:
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- glib
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- cairo
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- pango
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== Install ==
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To compile the kmscon binary, run the standard autotools commands:
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$ ./configure [--enable-debug]
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$ make
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$ make install
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To compile the test applications, run:
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$ make check
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== License ==
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This software is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. Please see
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./COPYING for further information.
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== FAQ ==
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=== Why didn't you use libvte or similar terminal emulators? ===
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All existing terminal emulators I found highly depend on X. Also, their code
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base often is a horrible mess. I haven't had the time to convert them to use
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other drawing functions than Xlib, yet.
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If you feel like doing this work, please notify me. I would be glad to adjust
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my code to work with other terminal emulators.
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== Contact ==
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This software was written by:
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David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
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If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact one of the developers.
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== Code Base ==
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The kmscon code is split into several independent subsystems:
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- output:
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This code manages the KMS/DRI output and provides OpenGL framebuffers.
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- console:
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This draws the text on the screen and provides an API for any terminal
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emulator to visualize its contents.
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- evdev:
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All linux input events are captured here and converted to Unicode
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characters for input handling.
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- vte:
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The terminal emulator library.
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- main:
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This connects all subsystems into a usable console application.
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