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 <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]>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" <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]>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" <[email protected]> >>>> 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 <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> That's why XMir exists. Ubuntu wouldn't've bet crazily on Mir just to >>>>>> say "no more backward compatibiltiy!!" >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone >>>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>>>> >>>>> >>> > -- Sincerely, Josh
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