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[Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>]

XMir runs on top of Mir. They're not separate servers. The key is that X
support won't always be needed, so it is kept modular. It can be deleted at
any time with no effort.

But yes, none of it is ready for your Nexus 7 yet. If it was ready, it
would already be there.


On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Joseph Mills
<josephjamesmills@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hey all ok I just installed and build xMir and this is what I get.
> it is slow
> it can in fact run x apps (vm desktop)
> it would not install to my n7 (Ubuntu Touch)
> it would not run x apps on the touch.  due to the fact that it would not
> install (missing libs)
> It keep on segfaulting left and right with media files.
>
> so all in all good stuff that needs a lot of work.  These are just my
> finding and would be super cool if it would work on my n7 but it would not
> install, but it seems that it is going to be cool.  But it also makes me
> wonder why is there 2 versions of this server ?  meaning why xmir and mir.
>  Why not just one.  Is it because apps that need x ? Other things that I
> found that where cool.  XMir can in fact run 3d stuff unlike xwayland.  I
> was happen and smiled when I seen this happen,
> have a good day
> Joseph
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> XMir's purpose is to provide an X compatibility layer. Mir provides no
>> such compatibility. So, when running XMir on top of Mir, you can run X
>> apps. That's the idea, at least.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Josh
>> On Jul 15, 2013 11:51 AM, "Joseph Mills" <josephjamesmills@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Sweet then we will just have to wait for this implementations to happen
>>> then. Again I feel that XMIR would have to have some of the same libs that
>>> are included with x11 for all the apps to work.  I mean you can not just
>>> launch a app that needs a lib when the lib is not installed and or can not
>>> be installed.  I guess that I could build xmir and test this theory out. I
>>> will post my findings.
>>>
>>> Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> android? android is disappearing from within Ubuntu touch. it'll only
>>>> be used as a driver layer. But yes. the answer to your question is yes.
>>>> they will run.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Josh
>>>> On Jul 15, 2013 11:45 AM, "Joseph Mills" <josephjamesmills@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would hope not.  But are you sure that that is going to run on a
>>>>> stacked android ?  I guess that we will have to wait and see.  GTK has
>>>>> nothing to do with this issue as most apps that are in say Kubuntu re wrote
>>>>> in QT.  or say something like Mythtv this is wrote in QT also but will not
>>>>> run with out libs that need to be there. these are libs that are x11. I
>>>>> have no clue at all if them libs are in Mir or Xmir TBH.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joseph
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Zisu Andrei <matzipan@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> That's why XMir exists. Ubuntu wouldn't've bet crazily on Mir just to
>>>>>> say "no more backward compatibiltiy!!"
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
>


-- 
Sincerely,
    Josh