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Bug 116357

Summary: [REQ] Ebuild for Xephyr (a Xnest replacement)
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Priit Laes (IRC: plaes) <plaes>
Component: New packagesAssignee: Default Assignee for New Packages <maintainer-wanted>
Status: VERIFIED LATER    
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: High    
Version: 2005.1   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fXephyr
Whiteboard:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---

Description Priit Laes (IRC: plaes) 2005-12-21 23:59:44 UTC
Xephyr is a a kdrive server that outputs to a window on a pre-existing
'host' X display. Think Xnest but with support for modern extensions
like composite, damage and randr. 

Unlike Xnest which is an X proxy, i.e.  limited to the
capabilities of the host X server, Xephyr is a real X server which
uses the host X server window as "framebuffer" via fast SHM XImages.

Would be nice to see it in portage.
Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-12-22 00:34:30 UTC
Well, sorry but this is still available in CVS only. Feel free to reopen when an actual release is available.
Comment 2 Wolfram Schlich (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-12-17 09:21:12 UTC
USE=kdrive emerge xorg-server builds Xephyr :)