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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-44;/mutter-&mutter-version;.tar.xz">
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8 | <!ENTITY mutter-download-ftp "&gnome-download-ftp;/mutter/&gnome-44;/mutter-&mutter-version;.tar.xz">
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9 | <!ENTITY mutter-md5sum "c9a692911a8ff849c6bbfb44eca7a92f">
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10 | <!ENTITY mutter-size "2.7 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY mutter-buildsize "99 MB (with tests)">
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12 | <!ENTITY mutter-time "0.8 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 | &lfs120_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="libxcvt"/>,
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78 | <xref linkend="libxkbcommon"/>, and
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79 | <xref linkend="pipewire"/>
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80 | </para>
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81 |
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82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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83 | <para role="recommended">
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84 | <xref linkend="desktop-file-utils"/>,
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85 | <xref linkend="gobject-introspection"/>, and
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86 | <xref linkend="startup-notification"/>
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87 | </para>
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88 |
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89 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (Required to
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90 | build the Wayland compositor)</bridgehead>
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91 | <para role="recommended">
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92 | <xref linkend="libinput"/>,
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93 | <xref linkend="wayland"/>,
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94 | <xref linkend="wayland-protocols"/>, and
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95 | <xref linkend="xwayland"/>.
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96 | </para>
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97 |
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98 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4"
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99 | revision="sysv">Recommended (Runtime)</bridgehead>
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100 | <para role="recommended" revision="sysv">
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101 | <xref linkend="blocaled" role="runtime"/>
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102 | </para>
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103 |
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104 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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105 | <para role="optional">
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106 | <xref linkend="python-dbusmock"/> (required for tests),
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107 | <xref linkend="sysprof"/>,
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108 | <xref linkend="xorg-server"/> (for X11 sessions)
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109 | </para>
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110 |
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111 | <!-- NOTE: Mutter compiles shipped Cogl and Clutter for it's own
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112 | internal use. This is because upstream have decided that Cogl and
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113 | Clutter should be only used by Mutter in the future, so the development
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114 | of Cogl and Clutter is now performed in the Mutter repository. The
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115 | "standalone" Cogl and Clutter are considered obsolete now and we have
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116 | archived them. -->
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117 |
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118 | </sect2>
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119 |
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120 | <sect2 role="installation">
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121 | <title>Installation of Mutter</title>
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122 |
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123 | <para>
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124 | Install <application>Mutter</application> by running the following
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125 | commands:
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126 | </para>
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127 |
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128 | <screen><userinput>mkdir build &&
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129 | cd build &&
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130 |
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131 | meson setup --prefix=/usr \
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132 | --buildtype=release \
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133 | -Dtests=false \
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134 | -Dprofiler=false \
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135 | .. &&
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136 | ninja</userinput></screen>
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137 |
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138 | <!--
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139 | <para>
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140 | To test the results, issue:
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141 | <command>dbus-run-session ninja test</command>. The tests
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142 | require an active X session to run correctly. It is not necessary to
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143 | run a separate D-bus session if not in a GNOME session, but it
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144 | provides a clean environment in any case. One test,
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145 | <filename>native-headless</filename>, is known to fail.
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146 | </para>
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147 | -->
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148 | <!-- there are no added problems in sysv, AFAICT. Running the tests is
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149 | not easy whatever the init system. But using the instructions below in
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150 | a gnome session on sysv works (no test failure)...
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151 | <para revision='sysv'>
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152 | This package does not come with a test suite that runs properly in the
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153 | SystemV environment.
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154 | </para>
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155 | -->
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156 |
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157 | <para>
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158 | The test suite requires an
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159 | external program called <command>xvfb-run</command>. If you wish to run
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160 | the tests, you should download and install it before running
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161 | <command>meson</command>.
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162 |
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163 | You can obtain it from <ulink
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164 | url="&sources-anduin-http;/mutter/xvfb-run">xvfb-run</ulink>, and install
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165 | it with executable permissions in <filename
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166 | class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>. <command>xvfb-run</command> needs
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167 | <command>Xvfb</command> at runtime, and <command>Xvfb</command> can be
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168 | installed from either <xref linkend='xorg-server'/> or <xref
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169 | linkend='xwayland'/>.
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170 |
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171 | You should also replace <parameter>-Dtests=false</parameter> in the
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172 | <command>meson</command> command, with
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173 | <parameter>-Dtests=true -Dclutter_tests=false</parameter>. The test
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174 | suite requires the mutter schema to be installed on the system, so it is
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175 | better to run the tests after installing the package.
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176 | </para>
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177 |
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178 | <para>
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179 | You can also test basic functions of <application>Mutter</application>
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180 | following <xref linkend='mutter-starting'/>, after installing it.
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181 | </para>
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182 |
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183 | <para>
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184 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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185 | </para>
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186 |
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187 | <screen role="root"><userinput>ninja install</userinput></screen>
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188 |
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189 | <para>
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190 | If you wish to run the tests, remove the reference to
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191 | <application>Zenity</application> which is not a part of BLFS
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192 | from one test:
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193 | </para>
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194 |
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195 | <screen role='test'><userinput>sed 's/zenity --[a-z]*/gtk4-demo/' -i ../src/tests/x11-test.sh</userinput></screen>
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196 |
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197 | <para>
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198 | Now run the test suite:
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199 | </para>
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200 |
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201 | <!-- Without "HOME=" one test can fail with certain monitor
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202 | configuration in $HOME/.config/monitors.xml. -->
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203 | <screen role='test'><userinput>HOME= ninja test</userinput></screen>
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204 |
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205 | <para>
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206 | The tests require an active X or wayland session.
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207 | Two tests named
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208 | <!-- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/2848 -->
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209 | <filename>cogl-test-framebuffer-get-bits-gl3</filename> and
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210 | <!-- This needs a pipewire daemon running. As at Aug 2023
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211 | the method to run a pipewire daemon is not in BLFS
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212 | (but in editor notes), so claim this a known failure. -->
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213 | <filename>native-unit</filename> are known to fail.
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214 | A few other tests may fail depending on the configuration.
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215 | Don't make any mouse or keyboard input while the test suite is
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216 | running or some tests may fail.
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217 | </para>
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218 |
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219 | </sect2>
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220 |
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221 | <sect2 role="commands">
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222 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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223 |
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224 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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225 | href="../../xincludes/meson-buildtype-release.xml"/>
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226 |
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227 | <para>
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228 | <parameter>-Dtests=false</parameter>: Prevents building the tests,
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229 | and removes a hard requirement on <command>xvfb-run</command>.
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230 | </para>
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231 |
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232 | <para>
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233 | <parameter>-Dprofiler=false</parameter>: Allow building this package
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234 | without <application>Sysprof</application>. Remove this option if
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235 | you've installed <application>Sysprof</application> and want to
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236 | analysis the rendering performance of
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237 | <application>Mutter</application>.
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238 | </para>
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239 |
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240 | <para>
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241 | <option>-Dtests=true -Dclutter_tests=false</option>: Building all the
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242 | tests but the tests for the shipped <application>Clutter</application>
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243 | library. The <application>Clutter</application> tests are known to
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244 | fail with <option>--buildtype=release</option>.
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245 | </para>
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246 |
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247 | </sect2>
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248 |
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249 | <sect2 role="starting" id="mutter-starting">
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250 | <title>Starting Mutter</title>
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251 |
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252 | <!-- Mutter as a Wayland compositor works with recent mutter releases.
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253 | IIRC mutter can also be used as a X window manager: just replace
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254 | "twm" with "mutter ‐‐x11" in xinitrc. But I've not tested
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255 | such a configuration recently (I don't build Xorg Server or xinit
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256 | these days. -->
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257 |
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258 | <para>
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259 | <application>Mutter</application> is normally used as a component of
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260 | <application>gnome-shell</application>, but it can be used as a
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261 | standalone Wayland compositor too. To run
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262 | <application>Mutter</application> as a Wayland compositor, in a
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263 | virtual console, issue:
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264 | </para>
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265 |
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266 | <screen role='nodump'><userinput>mutter --wayland -- vte-2.91</userinput></screen>
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267 |
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268 | <para>
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269 | Replace <command>vte-2.91</command> with the command line for the
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270 | first application you want in the Wayland session. Note that once this
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271 | application exits, the Wayland session will be terminated.
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272 | </para>
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273 |
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274 | <para>
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275 | <application>Mutter</application> can also function as a nested
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276 | compositor in another Wayland session. In a terminal emulator, issue:
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277 | </para>
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278 |
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279 | <screen role='nodump'><userinput>MUTTER_DEBUG_DUMMY_MODE_SPECS=1920x1080 mutter --wayland --nested -- vte-2.91</userinput></screen>
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280 |
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281 | <para>
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282 | Replace <replaceable>1920x1080</replaceable> with the size you want
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283 | for the nested Wayland session.
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284 | </para>
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285 | </sect2>
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286 |
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287 | <sect2 role="content">
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288 | <title>Contents</title>
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289 |
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290 | <segmentedlist>
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291 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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292 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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293 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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294 |
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295 | <seglistitem>
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296 | <seg>
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297 | mutter
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298 | </seg>
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299 | <seg>
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300 | libmutter-12.so and libmutter-test-12.so (optional)
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301 | </seg>
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302 | <seg>
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303 | /usr/{lib,include,libexec/installed-tests,share/{,installed-tests}}/mutter-12
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304 | </seg>
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305 | </seglistitem>
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306 | </segmentedlist>
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307 |
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308 | <variablelist>
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309 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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310 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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311 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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312 |
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313 | <varlistentry id="mutter-prog">
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314 | <term><command>mutter</command></term>
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315 | <listitem>
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316 | <para>
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317 | is a <application>Clutter</application> based compositing
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318 | <application>GTK+</application> Window Manager
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319 | </para>
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320 | <indexterm zone="mutter mutter-prog">
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321 | <primary sortas="b-mutter">mutter</primary>
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322 | </indexterm>
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323 | </listitem>
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324 | </varlistentry>
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325 |
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326 | <varlistentry id="libmutter">
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327 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmutter-12.so</filename></term>
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328 | <listitem>
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329 | <para>
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330 | contains the <application>Mutter</application> API functions
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331 | </para>
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332 | <indexterm zone="mutter libmutter">
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333 | <primary sortas="c-libmutter">libmutter-12.so</primary>
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334 | </indexterm>
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335 | </listitem>
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336 | </varlistentry>
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337 |
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338 | <varlistentry id="libmutter-test">
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339 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmutter-test-12.so</filename></term>
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340 | <listitem>
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341 | <para>
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342 | contains the <application>Mutter</application> test suite API
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343 | functions; this library is only installed if the test suite of
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344 | this package is enabled and it is needed by
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345 | <application>gnome-shell</application> test suite
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346 | </para>
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347 | <indexterm zone="mutter libmutter-test">
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348 | <primary sortas="c-libmutter-test">libmutter-test-12.so</primary>
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349 | </indexterm>
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350 | </listitem>
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351 | </varlistentry>
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352 |
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353 | </variablelist>
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354 |
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355 | </sect2>
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356 |
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357 | </sect1>
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