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@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@ # dwl - dwm for Wayland -2025-08-16: -dwl IS CURRENTLY UN-MAINTAINED. -AT THE PRESENT TIME, I (@fauxmight) DO NOT HAVE -THE TIME OR CAPACITY TO KEEP UP WITH [wlroots] CHANGES. -IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING ON LEAD DEVELOPER RESPONSIBILITIES, -SEE ISSUE [#1166](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl/issues/1166). ---- - -Join us on our IRC channel: [#dwl on Libera Chat] -Or on the community-maintained [Discord server]. +Join us on our [Discord server] +Or Matrix: [#dwl-official:matrix.org] +Or on our IRC channel: [#dwl on Libera Chat] dwl is a compact, hackable compositor for [Wayland] based on [wlroots]. It is intended to fill the same space in the Wayland world that [dwm] does in X11, @@ -31,12 +24,14 @@ with each release on the [release] page ### Development branch [main] Active development progresses on the `main` branch. The `main` branch is built -against a late (and often changing) git commit of wlroots. While the adventurous -are welcome to use `main`, it is a rocky road. Using `main` requires that the -user be willing to chase git commits of wlroots. Testing development pull -requests may involve merging unmerged pull requests in [wlroots]' git repository -and/or git commits of wayland. - +against the latest release of [wlroots]. PRs should target this branch unless they +depend on functionality that is not in the current release of `wlroots`. + +### Preview branch [wlroots-next] +The `wlroots-next` branch is built against the git version of [wlroots], which +is unstable and changes frequently. PRs requiring functionality from the git +version of `wlroots` should target this branch. + ### Building dwl dwl has the following dependencies: - libinput @@ -210,6 +205,7 @@ inspiration, and to the various contributors to the project, including: [dwl-patches]: https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches [list of useful resources on our wiki]: https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl/wiki/Home#migrating-from-x [main]: https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl/src/branch/main +[wlroots-next]: https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl/src/branch/wlroots-next [release]: https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl/releases [runit]: http://smarden.org/runit/faq.html#userservices [s6]: https://skarnet.org/software/s6/ @@ -217,3 +213,4 @@ inspiration, and to the various contributors to the project, including: [wiki]: https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl/wiki/Home#compatible-status-bars [Discord server]: https://discord.gg/jJxZnrGPWN [Wayland]: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/ +[#dwl-official:matrix.org]: https://matrix.to/#/#dwl-official:matrix.org |