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About libxcb
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libxcb provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, which
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replaces the traditional Xlib interface. It has several advantages over
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Xlib, including:
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- size: small, simple library, and lower memory footprint
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- latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later
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- direct protocol access: interface and protocol correspond exactly
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- proven thread support: transparently access XCB from multiple threads
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- easy extension implementation: interfaces auto-generated from XML-XCB
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Xlib also uses XCB as a transport layer, allowing software to make
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requests and receive responses with both, which eases porting to XCB.
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However, client programs, libraries, and toolkits will gain the most
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benefit from a native XCB port.
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More information about xcb is available from our website:
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https://xcb.freedesktop.org/
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Please report any issues you find to the freedesktop.org bug tracker at:
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https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb/issues
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Discussion about XCB occurs on the XCB mailing list:
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https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xcb
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You can obtain the latest development versions of XCB using GIT from
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the libxcb code repository at:
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https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb
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For anonymous checkouts, use:
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git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb.git
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For developers, use:
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git clone git@gitlab.freedesktop.org:xorg/lib/libxcb.git
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