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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY mutter-download-http "&gnome-download-http;/mutter/&gnome-46;/mutter-&mutter-version;.tar.xz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY mutter-download-ftp " ">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY mutter-md5sum "fb8c5c6269dbb9f8d1fe5b9ef9b146a6">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY mutter-size "6.4 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY mutter-buildsize "83 MB (with tests)">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY mutter-time "0.5 SBU (Using parallelism=4; add 1.4 SBU for tests)">
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| 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="mutter" xreflabel="Mutter-&mutter-version;">
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| 16 | <?dbhtml filename="mutter.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 |
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| 19 | <title>Mutter-&mutter-version;</title>
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| 20 |
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| 21 | <indexterm zone="mutter">
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| 22 | <primary sortas="a-Mutter">Mutter</primary>
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| 23 | </indexterm>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 26 | <title>Introduction to Mutter</title>
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| 27 |
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| 28 | <para>
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| 29 | <application>Mutter</application> is the window manager for
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| 30 | <application>GNOME</application>. It is not invoked directly,
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| 31 | but from <application>GNOME Session</application> (on a
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| 32 | machine with a hardware accelerated video driver).
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| 33 | </para>
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| 34 |
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| 35 | &lfs121_checked;
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 38 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 39 | <listitem>
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| 40 | <para>
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| 41 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&mutter-download-http;"/>
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| 42 | </para>
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| 43 | </listitem>
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| 44 | <listitem>
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| 45 | <para>
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| 46 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&mutter-download-ftp;"/>
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| 47 | </para>
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| 48 | </listitem>
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| 49 | <listitem>
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| 50 | <para>
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| 51 | Download MD5 sum: &mutter-md5sum;
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| 52 | </para>
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| 53 | </listitem>
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| 54 | <listitem>
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| 55 | <para>
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| 56 | Download size: &mutter-size;
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| 57 | </para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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| 59 | <listitem>
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| 60 | <para>
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| 61 | Estimated disk space required: &mutter-buildsize;
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| 62 | </para>
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| 63 | </listitem>
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| 64 | <listitem>
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| 65 | <para>
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| 66 | Estimated build time: &mutter-time;
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| 67 | </para>
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| 68 | </listitem>
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| 69 | </itemizedlist>
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| 70 |
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| 71 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Mutter Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 74 | <para role="required">
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| 75 | <xref linkend="gnome-settings-daemon"/>,
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| 76 | <xref linkend="graphene"/>,
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| 77 | <xref linkend="libei"/>,
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| 78 | <xref linkend="libxcvt"/>,
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| 79 | <xref linkend="libxkbcommon"/>, and
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| 80 | <xref linkend="pipewire"/>
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| 81 | </para>
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| 82 |
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| 83 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 84 | <para role="recommended">
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| 85 | <xref linkend="desktop-file-utils"/>,
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| 86 | &gobject-introspection;, and
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| 87 | <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>
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| 88 | </para>
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| 89 |
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| 90 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (Required to
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| 91 | build the Wayland compositor)</bridgehead>
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| 92 | <para role="recommended">
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| 93 | <xref linkend="libinput"/>,
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| 94 | <xref linkend="wayland"/>,
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| 95 | <xref linkend="wayland-protocols"/>, and
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| 96 | <xref linkend="xwayland"/>
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| 97 | </para>
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| 98 |
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| 99 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4"
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| 100 | revision="sysv">Recommended (Runtime)</bridgehead>
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| 101 | <para role="recommended" revision="sysv">
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| 102 | <xref linkend="blocaled" role="runtime"/>
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| 103 | </para>
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| 104 |
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| 105 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 106 | <para role="optional">
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| 107 | <!-- sorted as "d" instead of "p" -->
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| 108 | <xref linkend="python-dbusmock"/> (required for tests),
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| 109 | <xref linkend="libdisplay-info"/>,
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| 110 | <!--<xref linkend="sysprof"/>,-->
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| 111 | <xref linkend="xorg-server"/> (for X11 sessions), and
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| 112 | <ulink url="&sysprof-url;">sysprof</ulink>
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| 113 | </para>
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| 114 |
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| 115 | <!-- NOTE: Mutter compiles shipped Cogl and Clutter for it's own
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| 116 | internal use. This is because upstream have decided that Cogl and
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| 117 | Clutter should be only used by Mutter in the future, so the development
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| 118 | of Cogl and Clutter is now performed in the Mutter repository. The
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| 119 | "standalone" Cogl and Clutter are considered obsolete now and we have
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| 120 | archived them. -->
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| 121 |
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| 122 | </sect2>
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| 123 |
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| 124 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 125 | <title>Installation of Mutter</title>
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| 126 |
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| 127 | <para>
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| 128 | Install <application>Mutter</application> by running the following
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| 129 | commands:
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| 130 | </para>
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| 131 |
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| 132 | <screen><userinput>mkdir build &&
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| 133 | cd build &&
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| 134 |
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| 135 | meson setup --prefix=/usr \
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| 136 | --buildtype=release \
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| 137 | -Dtests=false \
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| 138 | -Dprofiler=false \
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| 139 | .. &&
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| 140 | ninja</userinput></screen>
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| 141 |
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| 142 | <!--
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| 143 | <para>
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| 144 | To test the results, issue:
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| 145 | <command>dbus-run-session ninja test</command>. The tests
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| 146 | require an active X session to run correctly. It is not necessary to
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| 147 | run a separate D-bus session if not in a GNOME session, but it
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| 148 | provides a clean environment in any case. One test,
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| 149 | <filename>native-headless</filename>, is known to fail.
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| 150 | </para>
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| 151 | -->
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| 152 | <!-- there are no added problems in sysv, AFAICT. Running the tests is
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| 153 | not easy whatever the init system. But using the instructions below in
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| 154 | a gnome session on sysv works (no test failure)...
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| 155 | <para revision='sysv'>
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| 156 | This package does not come with a test suite that runs properly in the
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| 157 | SystemV environment.
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| 158 | </para>
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| 159 | -->
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| 160 |
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| 161 | <para>
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| 162 | The test suite requires an
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| 163 | external program called <command>xvfb-run</command>. If you wish to run
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| 164 | the tests, you should download and install it before running
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| 165 | <command>meson</command>.
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| 166 |
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| 167 | You can obtain it from <ulink
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| 168 | url="&sources-anduin-http;/mutter/xvfb-run">xvfb-run</ulink>, and install
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| 169 | it with executable permissions in <filename
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| 170 | class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>. <command>xvfb-run</command> needs
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| 171 | <command>Xvfb</command> at runtime, and <command>Xvfb</command> can be
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| 172 | installed from either <xref linkend='xorg-server'/> or <xref
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| 173 | linkend='xwayland'/>.
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| 174 |
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| 175 | You should also replace <parameter>-Dtests=false</parameter> in the
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| 176 | <command>meson</command> command, with
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| 177 | <parameter>-Dtests=true -Dclutter_tests=false</parameter>. The test
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| 178 | suite requires the mutter schema to be installed on the system, so it is
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| 179 | better to run the tests after installing the package.
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| 180 | </para>
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| 181 |
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| 182 | <para>
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| 183 | You can also test basic functions of <application>Mutter</application>
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| 184 | following <xref linkend='mutter-starting'/>, after installing it.
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| 185 | </para>
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| 186 |
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| 187 | <para>
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| 188 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 189 | </para>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <screen role="root"><userinput>ninja install</userinput></screen>
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| 192 |
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| 193 | <para>
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| 194 | If you wish to run the tests, remove the reference to
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| 195 | <application>Zenity</application> which is not a part of BLFS
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| 196 | from one test:
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| 197 | </para>
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| 198 |
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| 199 | <screen role='test'><userinput>sed 's/zenity --[a-z]*/gtk4-demo/' -i ../src/tests/x11-test.sh</userinput></screen>
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| 200 |
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| 201 | <para>
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| 202 | Now run the test suite:
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| 203 | </para>
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| 204 |
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| 205 | <screen role='test'><userinput>ninja test</userinput></screen>
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| 206 |
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| 207 | <para>
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| 208 | The tests require an active X or wayland session.
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| 209 | One test named
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| 210 | <!-- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/2848 -->
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| 211 | <!--<filename>cogl-test-framebuffer-get-bits-gl3</filename> and-->
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| 212 | <!-- This needs a pipewire daemon running. As at Aug 2023
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| 213 | the method to run a pipewire daemon is not in BLFS
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| 214 | (but in editor notes), so claim this a known failure. -->
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| 215 | <filename>input-capture</filename> is known to fail.
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| 216 | <!-- As Xi noted in #18580, this test is flaky. -->
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| 217 | An additional test named
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| 218 | <filename>cogl-test-offscreen-texture-formats-gles2</filename> is known
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| 219 | to fail. <!-- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/3343 -->
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| 220 | A few other tests may fail depending on the configuration.
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| 221 | Don't make any mouse or keyboard input while the test suite is
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| 222 | running or some tests may fail.
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| 223 | </para>
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| 224 |
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| 225 | </sect2>
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| 226 |
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| 227 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 228 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 229 |
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| 230 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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| 231 | href="../../xincludes/meson-buildtype-release.xml"/>
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| 232 |
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| 233 | <para>
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| 234 | <parameter>-Dtests=false</parameter>: Prevents building the tests,
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| 235 | and removes a hard requirement on <command>xvfb-run</command>.
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| 236 | </para>
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| 237 |
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| 238 | <para>
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| 239 | <parameter>-Dprofiler=false</parameter>: Allow building this package
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| 240 | without <application>Sysprof</application>. Remove this option if
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| 241 | you've installed <application>Sysprof</application> and want to
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| 242 | analysis the rendering performance of
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| 243 | <application>Mutter</application>.
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| 244 | </para>
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| 245 |
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| 246 | <para>
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| 247 | <option>-Dtests=true -Dclutter_tests=false</option>: Building all the
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| 248 | tests but the tests for the shipped <application>Clutter</application>
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| 249 | library. The <application>Clutter</application> tests are known to
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| 250 | fail with <parameter>--buildtype=release</parameter>.
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| 251 | </para>
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| 252 |
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| 253 | <para>
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| 254 | <option>-Dlibdisplay_info=true</option>: Use this switch for the
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| 255 | <command>meson setup</command> command if you've installed
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| 256 | <xref linkend='libdisplay-info'/> and you want to use it for mutter
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| 257 | to improve the monitor EDID parsing.
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| 258 | </para>
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| 259 |
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| 260 | </sect2>
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| 261 |
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| 262 | <sect2 role="starting" id="mutter-starting">
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| 263 | <title>Starting Mutter</title>
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| 264 |
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| 265 | <!-- Mutter as a Wayland compositor works with recent mutter releases.
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| 266 | IIRC mutter can also be used as a X window manager: just replace
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| 267 | "twm" with "mutter ‐‐x11" in xinitrc. But I've not tested
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| 268 | such a configuration recently (I don't build Xorg Server or xinit
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| 269 | these days. -->
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| 270 |
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| 271 | <para>
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| 272 | <application>Mutter</application> is normally used as a component of
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| 273 | <application>gnome-shell</application>, but it can be used as a
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| 274 | standalone Wayland compositor too. To run
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| 275 | <application>Mutter</application> as a Wayland compositor, in a
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| 276 | virtual console, issue:
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| 277 | </para>
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| 278 |
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| 279 | <screen role='nodump'><userinput>mutter --wayland -- vte-2.91</userinput></screen>
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| 280 |
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| 281 | <para>
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| 282 | Replace <command>vte-2.91</command> with the command line for the
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| 283 | first application you want in the Wayland session. Note that once this
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| 284 | application exits, the Wayland session will be terminated.
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| 285 | </para>
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| 286 |
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| 287 | <para>
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| 288 | <application>Mutter</application> can also function as a nested
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| 289 | compositor in another Wayland session. In a terminal emulator, issue:
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| 290 | </para>
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| 291 |
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| 292 | <screen role='nodump'><userinput>MUTTER_DEBUG_DUMMY_MODE_SPECS=1920x1080 mutter --wayland --nested -- vte-2.91</userinput></screen>
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| 293 |
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| 294 | <para>
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| 295 | Replace <replaceable>1920x1080</replaceable> with the size you want
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| 296 | for the nested Wayland session.
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| 297 | </para>
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| 298 | </sect2>
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| 299 |
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| 300 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 301 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 302 |
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| 303 | <segmentedlist>
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| 304 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 305 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 306 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 307 |
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| 308 | <seglistitem>
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| 309 | <seg>
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| 310 | mutter
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| 311 | </seg>
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| 312 | <seg>
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| 313 | libmutter-14.so and libmutter-test-14.so (optional)
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| 314 | </seg>
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| 315 | <seg>
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| 316 | /usr/{lib,include,libexec/installed-tests,share/{,installed-tests}}/mutter-14
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| 317 | </seg>
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| 318 | </seglistitem>
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| 319 | </segmentedlist>
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| 320 |
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| 321 | <variablelist>
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| 322 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 323 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 324 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 325 |
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| 326 | <varlistentry id="mutter-prog">
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| 327 | <term><command>mutter</command></term>
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| 328 | <listitem>
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| 329 | <para>
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| 330 | is a <application>Clutter</application> based compositing
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| 331 | <application>GTK+</application> Window Manager
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| 332 | </para>
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| 333 | <indexterm zone="mutter mutter-prog">
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| 334 | <primary sortas="b-mutter">mutter</primary>
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| 335 | </indexterm>
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| 336 | </listitem>
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| 337 | </varlistentry>
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| 338 |
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| 339 | <varlistentry id="libmutter">
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| 340 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmutter-14.so</filename></term>
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| 341 | <listitem>
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| 342 | <para>
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| 343 | contains the <application>Mutter</application> API functions
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| 344 | </para>
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| 345 | <indexterm zone="mutter libmutter">
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| 346 | <primary sortas="c-libmutter">libmutter-14.so</primary>
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| 347 | </indexterm>
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| 348 | </listitem>
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| 349 | </varlistentry>
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| 350 |
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| 351 | <varlistentry id="libmutter-test">
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| 352 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmutter-test-14.so</filename></term>
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| 353 | <listitem>
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| 354 | <para>
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| 355 | contains the <application>Mutter</application> test suite API
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| 356 | functions; this library is only installed if the test suite of
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| 357 | this package is enabled and it is needed by
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| 358 | <application>gnome-shell</application> test suite
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| 359 | </para>
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| 360 | <indexterm zone="mutter libmutter-test">
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| 361 | <primary sortas="c-libmutter-test">libmutter-test-14.so</primary>
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| 362 | </indexterm>
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| 363 | </listitem>
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| 364 | </varlistentry>
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| 365 |
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| 366 | </variablelist>
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| 367 |
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| 368 | </sect2>
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| 369 |
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| 370 | </sect1>
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