Running with WLR_BACKENDS=headless, there is no keyboard device. Avoid crashes like so: ../tinywl/tinywl.c:136:2: runtime error: member access within null pointer of type 'struct wlr_keyboard' ../tinywl/tinywl.c:136:2: runtime error: member access within null pointer of type 'struct wlr_keyboard' AddressSanitizer:DEADLYSIGNAL ================================================================= ==331107==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: SEGV on unknown address 0x000000000120 (pc 0x556ed03e4e99 bp 0x7ffce834bc10 sp 0x7ffce834bbb0 T0) ==331107==The signal is caused by a READ memory access. ==331107==Hint: address points to the zero page. #0 0x556ed03e4e99 in focus_view ../tinywl/tinywl.c:136 #1 0x556ed03eb3be in xdg_toplevel_map ../tinywl/tinywl.c:603 #2 0x7f75d6f768db in wlr_signal_emit_safe ../util/signal.c:29 #3 0x7f75d6e9cac7 in xdg_surface_role_commit ../types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_surface.c:315 #4 0x7f75d6eb6944 in surface_commit_state ../types/wlr_compositor.c:466 #5 0x7f75d6eb7b02 in surface_handle_commit ../types/wlr_compositor.c:523 #6 0x7f75d5714d49 (/usr/lib/libffi.so.8+0x6d49) #7 0x7f75d5714266 (/usr/lib/libffi.so.8+0x6266) #8 0x7f75d68cb322 (/usr/lib/libwayland-server.so.0+0xd322) #9 0x7f75d68c65cb (/usr/lib/libwayland-server.so.0+0x85cb) #10 0x7f75d68c91c9 in wl_event_loop_dispatch (/usr/lib/libwayland-server.so.0+0xb1c9) #11 0x7f75d68c6d36 in wl_display_run (/usr/lib/libwayland-server.so.0+0x8d36) #12 0x556ed03eef55 in main ../tinywl/tinywl.c:905 #13 0x7f75d5d2330f in __libc_start_call_main (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x2d30f) #14 0x7f75d5d233c0 in __libc_start_main@GLIBC_2.2.5 (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x2d3c0) #15 0x556ed03e46e4 in _start (/home/simon/src/wlroots/build/tinywl/tinywl+0x136e4) |
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README.md
TinyWL
This is the "minimum viable product" Wayland compositor based on wlroots. It aims to implement a Wayland compositor in the fewest lines of code possible, while still supporting a reasonable set of features. Reading this code is the best starting point for anyone looking to build their own Wayland compositor based on wlroots.
Building TinyWL
TinyWL is disconnected from the main wlroots build system, in order to make it easier to understand the build requirements for your own Wayland compositors. Simply install the dependencies:
- wlroots
- wayland-protocols
And run make
.
Running TinyWL
You can run TinyWL with ./tinywl
. In an existing Wayland or X11 session,
tinywl will open a Wayland or X11 window respectively to act as a virtual
display. You can then open Wayland windows by setting WAYLAND_DISPLAY
to the
value shown in the logs. You can also run ./tinywl
from a TTY.
In either case, you will likely want to specify -s [cmd]
to run a command at
startup, such as a terminal emulator. This will be necessary to start any new
programs from within the compositor, as TinyWL does not support any custom
keybindings. TinyWL supports the following keybindings:
Alt+Escape
: Terminate the compositorAlt+F1
: Cycle between windows
Limitations
Notable omissions from TinyWL:
- HiDPI support
- Any kind of configuration, e.g. output layout
- Any protocol other than xdg-shell (e.g. layer-shell, for panels/taskbars/etc; or Xwayland, for proxied X11 windows)
- Optional protocols, e.g. screen capture, primary selection, virtual keyboard, etc. Most of these are plug-and-play with wlroots, but they're omitted for brevity.