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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 current 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 can also use 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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Please report any issues you find to the freedesktop.org bug tracker,
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at:
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<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=XCB>
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Discussion about XCB occurs on the XCB mailing list:
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<mailto:xcb at lists.freedesktop.org>
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<http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xcb>
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You can obtain the latest development versions of XCB using GIT.
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For anonymous checkouts, use:
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git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xcb/libxcb
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For developers, use:
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git clone git+ssh://git.freedesktop.org/git/xcb/libxcb
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