Upstream WSLg patches to Weston
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
WSLg uses a heavily patched Weston, which has some enhancements such as rootless backend support.
Describe the solution you'd like
These patches are upstreamed so that other projects can use them.
Describe alternatives you've considered
None
Additional context
WSLg isn’t the only project needing a rootless Wayland compositor.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating WSLg’s heavily patched Weston code and identifying the rootless backend enhancements mentioned in the issue. Compare those patches with upstream Weston and determine the upstreaming status of each; done means the relevant changes have a clear upstream proposal or documented disposition.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100