Bug 571544 – x11-wm/awesome-3.5.6-r1:0 : multiple separate screens

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 12:47:32 UTC]

x11-wm/awesome-3.5.6-r1:0 has some problems 
when running on multiple _separate_ X11 screens.

This setup is also known as "ZapHod" mode : no TwinView, esp. no Xinerama.

The details are already provided UPSTREAM :

. . . https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/issues/598   ::   bug #598

"Regression:
 Multiple separate X11 screens setup (Zaphod, no Xinerama) fails; 
 WORKAROUND: start multiple instances"

Find attached patches which are specific for Gentoo.

Thanks.

[Comment 1 Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 13:00:47 UTC]

Created attachment 422556 [details, diff]
add "epatch_user" to ebuild function src_prepare()

"EAPI=5" provides "epatch_user" functionality:
enable it.

[Comment 2 Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 13:04:01 UTC]

Created attachment 422558 [details, diff]
reset focus if X11 screen changes

c.f. upstream bugs  #598  referencing fix in #607

[Comment 3 Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 13:07:52 UTC]

Created attachment 422560 [details]
sample xorg.conf.d : 2 VGA , 4 Monitors

[Comment 4 Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 13:08:53 UTC]

Created attachment 422562 [details]
sample ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua

[Comment 5 Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 13:10:11 UTC]

Created attachment 422564 [details]
sample ~/bin/ startup file for the three additional awesome sessions

[Comment 6 Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 13:11:05 UTC]

Created attachment 422566 [details]
sample ~/bin command file to setup the four session backgrounds

[Comment 7 Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 13:24:55 UTC]

# add "epatch_user" to ebuild function src_prepare()
I created my local ebuild into
. . . /usr/local/portage/local-overlay/x11-wm/awesome/

#  reset focus if X11 screen changes
This has to go into
. . . /etc/portage/patches/x11-wm/awesome-3.5.6-r1

# sample xorg.conf.d
Naturally, this has to be placed as
. . . /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d

# sample ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua
. . . startx /usr/bin/awesome -c ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua -- -layout Four

NOTABENE:
The following file names are referenced in this rc.lua "Menu" section:

#  sample ~/bin/ startup file for the three additional awesome sessions
I placed this as
. . . ~/bin/awesome-on-four

# sample ~/bin command file to setup the four session backgrounds
I placed this as
. . . ~/bin/bg.awesome
It is already prepared to have additional applications added on startup.
NOTABENE/

[Comment 8 Manfred Knick 2016-01-11 18:53:18 UTC]

Package-wise, I think it boils down to applying the backported patch

  https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=422558&action=diff

to Gentoo's awesome package.

The rest of the info should find it's way into some kind of "How-To" @ awesome.
Perhaps a hint can be added to the output of emerging awesome with portage, later.

[Comment 9 Coacher 2016-01-14 11:59:19 UTC]

Hello.

It seems x11-wm/awesome was abandoned by everyone else.
I am a new co-maintainer. Thank you very much for your contributions and info references. I've included your upstream patch and epatch_user support in 3.5.6-r2.
Please go ahead and try it.

commit b20d603e09c271470a4066f84456a71f2d10d7a0
Author: Ilya Tumaykin <[e-mail]>
Date:   Thu Jan 14 14:35:53 2016 +0300

    x11-wm/awesome: revbump to 3.5.6-r2 wrt bug 571544

    Backport upstream fix for focus problems with multiple
    running awesome instances. Add epatch_user support.

    Gentoo-Bug: 571544

    Package-Manager: portage-2.2.26