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@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ console. - 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) @@ -22,10 +22,18 @@ console. 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. @@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ console. == 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 |