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Re: X.org fork, XLibre

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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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