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diff --git a/nexgb/README b/nexgb/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c96a5fb --- /dev/null +++ b/nexgb/README @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +XGB is the X Go Binding, which is a low-level API to communicate with the +core X protocol and many of the X extensions. It is closely modeled after +XCB and xpyb. + +It is thread safe and gets immediate improvement from parallelism when +GOMAXPROCS > 1. (See the benchmarks in xproto/xproto_test.go for evidence.) + +Please see doc.go for more info. + +Note that unless you know you need XGB, you can probably make your life +easier by using a slightly higher level library: xgbutil. + +Quick Usage +=========== +go get github.com/BurntSushi/xgb +go run go/path/src/github.com/BurntSushi/xgb/examples/create-window/main.go + +BurntSushi's Fork +================= +I've forked the XGB repository from Google Code due to inactivty upstream. + +Godoc documentation can be found here: +http://godoc.burntsushi.net/pkg/github.com/BurntSushi/xgb/ + +Much of the code has been rewritten in an effort to support thread safety +and multiple extensions. Namely, go_client.py has been thrown away in favor +of an xgbgen package. + +The biggest parts that *haven't* been rewritten by me are the connection and +authentication handshakes. They're inherently messy, and there's really no +reason to re-work them. The rest of XGB has been completely rewritten. + +I like to release my code under the WTFPL, but since I'm starting with someone +else's work, I'm leaving the original license/contributor/author information +in tact. + +I suppose I can legitimately release xgbgen under the WTFPL. To be fair, it is +at least as complex as XGB itself. *sigh* + +What follows is the original README: + +XGB README +========== +XGB is the X protocol Go language Binding. + +It is the Go equivalent of XCB, the X protocol C-language Binding +(http://xcb.freedesktop.org/). + +Unless otherwise noted, the XGB source files are distributed +under the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file. + +Contributions should follow the same procedure as for the Go project: +http://golang.org/doc/contribute.html + |