Re: X.org fork, XLibre

Alastair Hogge <agh@riseup.net> wrote:

On Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:57:46 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

It'll be interesting to see whether many distros make packages for it
(including separate driver packages because the README notes that X.Org
drivers aren't binary compatible).

 
Am I missing something? From the README.md:
 

Module ABIs have changed - drivers MUST be recompiled against this
Xserver verison, otherwise the Xserver can crash or not even start up
correctly.
>
Most xorg drivers should run as-is (need recompile!), with some
exceptions. See .gitlab-ci.yml for the versions/branches built along
w/ Xlibre.

I read that as: the code for the drivers doesn't usually need to be
changed, but they need to be recompiled, so existing X.Org driver
packages won't work. Same as with Linux kernel drivers.

I suspect distro package maintainers won't consider it worth that
much effort given how many separate X packages they usually have.

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